Kandinsky (crater) explained

Kandinsky
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:87.89°N 281.22°W
Eponym:Wassily Kandinsky

Kandinsky is a deep crater on Mercury, located near the planet's north pole. It was named by the IAU in 2012 for Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.[1]

Much of the floor of Kandinsky is a region of permanent shadow, which has a bright radar signature. This is interpreted to represent a deposit of water ice.[2] [3]

The possible water ice was directly imaged by MESSENGER.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kandinsky . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 23 January 2023.
  2. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19411 PIA19411: Water Ice on Mercury
  3. John K. Harmon, Martin A. Slade, Melissa S. Rice, 2011. Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999–2005 Arecibo results. Icarus, 211, p37-50. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007
  4. Web site: First Photos of Water Ice on Mercury Captured by NASA Spacecraft. 19 February 2022. Space.com.

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