Warhol (Mercury Crater)

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Warhol
properties
width 2.57 ° S
length 6.13 ° E
diameter 91.35 km
depth unknown
Eponym Andy Warhol

Warhol is an impact crater on the planet Mercury . Its center is 2.57 degrees south and 6.13 degrees east. The almost circular crater with distinctive structures east of the center has a diameter of 91.35 km.

The name after the American pop artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987) was confirmed on April 24, 2012 by the International Astronomical Union IAU .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Warhol