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Stoddart (crater)

Coordinates: 12°10′S 85°40′W / 12.17°S 85.66°W / -12.17; -85.66
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Stoddart
MESSENGER mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates12°10′S 85°40′W / 12.17°S 85.66°W / -12.17; -85.66
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter155 km (96 mi)
EponymMargaret Stoddart

Stoddart is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 26, 2024, for the New Zealand painter Margaret Stoddart, who lived from 1865 to 1934.[1]

Stoddart is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

The crater Snorri is to the northeast of Stoddart. Sullivan and Futabatei are to the south.

References

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  1. ^ "Stoddart". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.