Munch (crater) explained

Munch
Location:Raditladi quadrangle, Mercury
Type:Impact crater
Coordinates:40.48°N -207.18°W
Diameter:[1]
Eponym:Edvard Munch

Munch is a crater on Mercury. It was discovered on the first flyby of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft on 14 January 2008, and was named after Edvard Munch a Norwegian painter, printmaker, and draftsman (1863-1944) by the IAU in November of the same year.[2]

Munch is west of Sander and Poe craters, within the Caloris basin.

Notes and References

  1. http://annesastronomynews.com/photo-gallery-ii/the-solar-system/mercurys-munch-crater/ Mercury's Munch Crater
  2. Web site: Munch . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 2 May 2020.