Vieira da Silva (crater)
Appearance
![]() MESSENGER NAC mosaic showing most of the crater | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 1°32′N 123°25′W / 1.54°N 123.41°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 274 km (170 mi) |
Eponym | Maria Helena Vieira da Silva |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Vieira_da_Silva_crater_region_MESSENGER_WAC_IGF_to_RGB.jpg/240px-Vieira_da_Silva_crater_region_MESSENGER_WAC_IGF_to_RGB.jpg)
Vieira da Silva is a large crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. The crater is named for the Portuguese abstract painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.[1]
The small, rayed crater Mena lies within Vieira da Silva. To the west are Thoreau and Lysippus craters.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vieira da Silva". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.