Stevenson (crater) explained

Stevenson
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:2.05°N -143.88°W
Eponym:Robert Louis Stevenson

Stevenson is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.[1]

The crater is very old and is crisscrossed by chains of secondary impact craters.[2]

The crater Tyagaraja is to the west of Stevenson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stevenson . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 14 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Catalog Page for PIA15781. 2022-02-17. photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov.

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