Ellington (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Ellington | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 12°53′S 333°54′W / 12.88°S 333.9°W |
| Diameter | 216 km |
| Eponym | Duke Ellington |
Ellington is a crater on Mercury named after Duke Ellington, an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra. It was named by the IAU in 2012.[1]
Ellington is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]
Within Ellington is the smaller crater Berkel. The somewhat smaller crater Derain is to the northwest. Both Derain and Ellington lie within a much older, 730-km-diameter, unnamed crater (referred to as b36).[3] The crater Nasir is to the south of Ellington.
References
[edit]- ^ Ellington, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., et al., 2018. Impact Cratering on Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9, Figure 9.2 (a).
 | This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about the planet Mercury is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |