Roerich (crater) explained

Roerich
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-84.39°N -58.94°W
Eponym:Nicholas Roerich

Roerich is a crater on Mercury, near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2013, after the Russian painter Nicholas Roerich.[1]

Parts of Roerich crater are in permanent shadow.[2]

To the immediate south of Roerich is Lovecraft crater. Beyond it is Chao Meng-Fu crater, at the south pole.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roerich . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 23 March 2020.
  2. https://messenger.jhuapl.edu/Explore/Science-Images-Database/gallery-image-794.html ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE