Delacroix (crater)

Delacroix is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Delacroix is named for the French painter Eugène Delacroix, who lived from 1798 to 1863.[1]

Delacroix
MESSENGER NAC image of Delacroix
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationMichelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates44.32°S 129.51°W / -44.32; -129.51
Diameter158 km
EponymEugène Delacroix

Delacroix overlies the slightly larger and older crater Shelley, to the south.

References

  1. "Delacroix". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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