Rubens (crater) explained

Rubens
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:60.58°N -77.99°W
Eponym:Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, after Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.[1]

The crater Monteverdi is to the north of Rubens. Stravinsky is to the south and Duccio is to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rubens . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 14 March 2021.