Stoddart is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 26, 2024, for the New Zealand painter Margaret Stoddart, who lived from 1865 to 1934.[1]
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| Planet | Mercury |
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| Coordinates | 12°10′S 85°40′W / 12.17°S 85.66°W |
| Quadrangle | Beethoven |
| Diameter | 155 km (96 mi) |
| Eponym | Margaret Stoddart |
Stoddart is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]
The crater Snorri is to the northeast of Stoddart. Sullivan and Futabatei are to the south.
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Central Stoddart crater (inner ring)
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Unnamed crater on east rim
References
edit- ^ "Stoddart". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
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