Villa-Lobos | |
Location: | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 5.27°N -353.21°W |
Eponym: | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Villa-Lobos is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Villa-Lobos is named for the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.[1]
The scarp called Grifo Rupes cuts across Villa-Lobos north to south, and extends to the north through several unnamed craters.[2]
Calder crater is to the southeast of Villa-Lobos.