Riemenschneider (crater)

Riemenschneider
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter183 km
EponymTilman Riemenschneider

Riemenschneider is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Riemenschneider is named for the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Riemenschneider". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.


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