Giambologna | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | -42.58°N -124.11°W |
Eponym: | Giambologna |
Giambologna is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on December 16, 2013. Giambologna is named for the Flemish sculptor Jean Boulogne Giambologna.[1]
Giambologna has an unusual, asymmetrical morphology in the east-west direction. The western side has several broad terraces and no significant flat floor, while the eastern side has a steep cliff at the rim dropping to a flat floor. The central peak is arcuate in shape.
Giambologna lies on the western side of a much larger, unnamed crater of approximately diameter. To the north is the crater Surikov, and to the west is Delacroix.