Strauss (crater)

Strauss
MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates70°25′N 285°32′W / 70.42°N 285.53°W / 70.42; -285.53
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter17 km
EponymJohann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Richard Strauss, et al.

Strauss is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2019, after the Strauss family of musicians.[1]

The crater Strauss is located southeast of Stieglitz, and is within Borealis Planitia.

References

  1. ^ "Strauss". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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