 The yellow arrows indicate the rim of Caloris basin | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°29′N 207°11′W / 40.48°N 207.18°W |
| Quadrangle | Raditladi |
| Diameter | 58 km (36 mi)[1] |
| Eponym | Edvard Munch |
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Munch is a crater on Mercury. It was discovered on the first flyby of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft on 14 January 2008, and was named after Edvard Munch a Norwegian painter, printmaker, and draftsman (1863-1944) by the IAU in November of the same year.[2]
Munch is west of Sander and Poe craters, within the Caloris basin.
References
- ↑ Mercury's Munch Crater. Anne's Astronomy News. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Munch". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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