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David (crater)

Coordinates: 17°40′S 292°08′W / 17.66°S 292.13°W / -17.66; -292.13
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David
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MESSENGER WAC mosaic of David, center
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationDerain quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates17°40′S 292°08′W / 17.66°S 292.13°W / -17.66; -292.13
Diameter23 km (14 mi)
EponymJacques-Louis David

David is a small crater on Mercury, which has a bright ray system. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. David is named for the French painter Jacques-Louis David.[1]

The floor of David is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.[2]


References

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  1. ^ "David". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115