Sullivan (Mercurian crater)

Sullivan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, and is named for the American architect Louis Sullivan.[1]

Sullivan
MESSENGER mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates16.19°S 86.88°W / -16.19; -86.88
QuadrangleKuiper quadrangle
Diameter153.23 km
EponymLouis Sullivan
Oblique view with Sullivan along right edge, from MESSENGER's first flyby in 2008

Sullivan is west of the smaller but younger Futabatei crater.

References

  1. "Sullivan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 August 2020.


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