Simonides (crater)

Simonides
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates29°08′S 44°51′W / 29.13°S 44.85°W / -29.13; -44.85
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter87.0 km (54.1 mi)
EponymSimonides of Ceos
Oblique view

Simonides is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. The crater is named for Greek lyric poet Simonides.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Simonides has a small, somewhat irregular pit in its center. Unnamed wrinkle ridges cross the floor of the crater, and one extends to the northwest and southeast.

Mercury global map 2013-05-14 bright

The crater Ibsen is to the northeast of Simonides, and Rainey crater is to the southwest. Neumann is to the more distant southeast.

References

  1. ↑ "Simonides". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.


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