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]
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 44.32°S 129.51°W / -44.32; -129.51 |
| Diameter | 158 km |
| Eponym | Eugène Delacroix |
Delacroix overlies the slightly larger and older crater Shelley, to the south.
References
- "Delacroix". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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