Boznańska (crater)

Coordinates: 59°38′N 40°45′W / 59.64°N 40.75°W / 59.64; -40.75
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Boznańska
Approximate color view by MESSENGER
PlanetMercury
Coordinates59°38′N 40°45′W / 59.64°N 40.75°W / 59.64; -40.75
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter72 km
EponymOlga Boznańska
Interior, showing hollows
Boznańska crater (right of center) lies within a larger, older, unnamed crater

Boznańska is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Boznańska is named for the Polish painter Olga Boznańska.[1]

Boznańska contains hollows, located on or close to the central peak complex, as well as on the upper walls of small craters at the center and on the eastern floor.[2]

To the west of Boznańska is Duccio crater, and to the east is Namatjira crater.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boznańska". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ Blewett, D. T., Ernst, C. M., Murchie, S. L., and Vilas, F., 2018. Mercury's Hollows. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 12.