Mozart (crater)
Mozart is a crater on Mercury. The arc of dark hills visible on the crater's floor probably represents remnants of a central peak ring. A close inspection of the area around Mozart crater shows many long chains of secondary craters, formed by impact of material thrown out during the formation of the main crater. Mozart crater is located just south of the Caloris basin.
 Approximate color image by MESSENGER | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 7.79°N 190.46°W[1] |
| Quadrangle | Tolstoj quadrangle |
| Diameter | 225 km |
| Eponym | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Views
The first image of Mozart crater, acquired on MESSENGER's first flyby on 14 January, 2008
Another MESSENGER image of central and northwestern Mozart, at a low sun angle. Shows the fractures in its smooth floor in bottom right, parts of its peak-ring, and the hummocky ejecta blanket in the upper left.
References
- "Mozart". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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