De Graft (crater) explained

De Graft
Location:	Hokusai quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Central-peak impact crater
Coordinates:	22.05°N -358.11°W
Diameter:	68 km
Eponym:	Joe de Graft

De Graft is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2009, after Ghanaian playwright, poet, and novelist Joe de Graft.^[1]

Much of the floor of de Graft is covered in hollows.

De Graft is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Graft . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 24 March 2020.
2. Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.