Mahler is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 103 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mahler is named for the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, who lived from 1860 to 1911.[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[3]
 Oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Mahler | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 19°41′S 18°49′W / 19.68°S 18.82°W |
| Diameter | 104 km (65 mi) |
| Eponym | Gustav Mahler |
The central peak complex of Mahler is a dark spot associated with hollows.[4]
Kenkō crater is to the east of Mahler, and Hitomaro is to the north.
Views
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Another oblique view at high sun angle, showing the darkness of the central peak
Regional approximate color view by MESSENGER, with Mahler along upper left margin
References
edit- ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ↑ "Mahler". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
- ↑ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
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