Strindberg (crater) explained

Strindberg
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:53.4°N -136.7°W
Eponym:August Strindberg

Strindberg is a 189 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury. It was named after the Swedish playwright, novelist and short story writer August Strindberg.[1]

Strindberg is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

To the southwest is the large Shakespeare crater and further to the west is Janáček crater and Suisei Planitia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Strindberg. usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. 2018-01-12.
  2. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

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