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Giambologna (crater)

Coordinates: 42°35′S 124°07′W / 42.58°S 124.11°W / -42.58; -124.11
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Giambologna
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates42°35′S 124°07′W / 42.58°S 124.11°W / -42.58; -124.11
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter69 km (43 mi)
EponymGiambologna

Giambologna is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on December 16, 2013. Giambologna is named for the Flemish sculptor Jean Boulogne Giambologna.[1]

Giambologna has an unusual, asymmetrical morphology in the east-west direction. The western side has several broad terraces and no significant flat floor, while the eastern side has a steep cliff at the rim dropping to a flat floor. The central peak is arcuate in shape.

Giambologna lies on the western side of a much larger, unnamed crater of approximately 150 km (93 mi) diameter. To the north is the crater Surikov, and to the west is Delacroix.

References

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  1. ^ "Giambologna". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2021.