Stieglitz (crater)

Stieglitz is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz.[1]

Stieglitz
Mosaic of MESSENGER WAC images
PlanetMercury
Coordinates72.54°N 292.37°W / 72.54; -292.37
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter100 km
EponymAlfred Stieglitz

Stieglitz is a complex crater, having a central peak.

The crater is within Borealis Planitia. The crater Gaudí is due north of Stieglitz, and Strauss is to the southeast.

References

  1. "Stieglitz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 March 2020.


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