Van Eyck is a 271 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury. It is named after the 15th century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]
 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°13′N 159°26′W / 43.22°N 159.43°W |
| Quadrangle | Shakespeare |
| Diameter | 271 km (168 mi) |
| Eponym | Jan van Eyck |
Van Eyck lies on the southwestern margin of the even-larger Shakespeare basin. The younger Mansur crater lies to the northwest of Van Eyck.
The Van Eyck Formation of the Caloris Group is named after this crater.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Van Eyck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Van Eyck and the Formation, Release Date: November 14, 2014. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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