Dürer (crater) explained

Dürer
Location:	Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Peak-ring impact basin
Coordinates:	21.9°N -119°W
Diameter:	195 km
Eponym:	Albrecht Dürer

Dürer is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 195 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Durer is named for the German artist Albrecht Dürer, who lived from 1471 to 1528.^[2]

Dürer is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[3] Hollows are present within Dürer on and around the central peak ring.

Erté crater is north of Dürer, and Glinka is to the southeast.

Notes and References

1. Book: Moore, Patrick . The Data Book of Astronomy . 2000 . Institute of Physics Publishing . 0-7503-0620-3.
2. Web site: Durer . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 30 June 2012.
3. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.