David (crater) explained

David
Location:	Derain quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Central-peak impact crater
Coordinates:	-17.66°N -292.13°W
Eponym:	Jacques-Louis David

David is a small crater on Mercury, which has a bright ray system. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. David is named for the French painter Jacques-Louis David.^[1]

The floor of David is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: David . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 1 February 2020.
2. Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115