Stravinsky (crater)

Stravinsky
	Oblique MESSENGER WAC image
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	50°30′N 73°00′W / 50.5°N 73°W
Diameter	170 km (110 mi)
Eponym	Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky is a crater on Mercury. It overlays the rim of the much older Vyāsa crater. It was named by the IAU in 1979 for the influential Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.^[2]

To the north of Stravinsky is the crater Rubens, and to the southwest is Vyāsa.

Views

Detail of interior at low sun angle
Approximate color image of eastern Stravinsky, showing bluish color of central peak

References

^ "Stravinsky (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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[1] "Stravinsky (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Davies_1978-2] Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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