Fuller (crater)
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Borealis quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 82°38′N 42°39′W / 82.63°N 42.65°W |
| Diameter | 26.97 km |
| Eponym | Richard Buckminster Fuller |
Fuller is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. It was named by the IAU in 2013, after American engineer and architect Richard Buckminster Fuller.[1]
S band radar data from the Arecibo Observatory collected between 1999 and 2005 indicates a radar-bright area along the southern interior of Fuller, which is probably indicative of a water ice deposit, and lies within the permanently shadowed part of the crater.[2]
Laxness crater is northwest of Fuller. Both lie in the northern part of the Goethe Basin.
References
- ^ Fuller, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ Chabot, N. L., D. J. Lawrence, G. A. Neumann, W. C. Feldman, and D. A. Paige, 2018. Mercury's Polar Deposits. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 13, Figure 13.2.