Ellington (crater) explained

Ellington
Location:	Derain quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Peak-ring impact basin
Coordinates:	-12.88°N -333.9°W
Diameter:	216 km
Eponym:	Duke Ellington

Ellington is a crater on Mercury named after Duke Ellington, an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra. It was named by the IAU in 2012.^[1]

Ellington is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[2]

Within Ellington is the smaller crater Berkel. The somewhat smaller crater Derain is to the northwest. Both Derain and Ellington lie within a much older, 730-km-diameter, unnamed crater (referred to as b36).^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14957 Ellington
2. 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.
3. Chapman, C. R., et al., 2018. Impact Cratering on Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9, Figure 9.2 (a).