Bernini_(crater) Knowpia

Bernini
	MESSENGER mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	79°12′S 136°30′W / 79.2°S 136.5°W
Quadrangle	Bach
Diameter	146 km
Eponym	Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Bernini is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 146 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Bernini is named for the Italian architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who lived from 1598 to 1680.^[2]

Bernini is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[3]

Mariner 10 image with Bernini at right and Cervantes at left
Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Bernini, Cervantes, and Van Gogh at top

References edit

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Bernini". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ 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.

[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Bernini". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[3] 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.

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