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Velázquez (crater)

Coordinates:37°35′N55°26′W / 37.59°N 55.43°W /37.59; -55.43
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Crater on Mercury
Velázquez
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Exaggerated colorMESSENGER WAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationVictoria quadrangle,Mercury
Coordinates37°35′N55°26′W / 37.59°N 55.43°W /37.59; -55.43
Diameter128 km (80 mi)
EponymDiego Velázquez

Velázquez is a crater onMercury. It has a diameter of 128 kilometres (80 miles). Its name was adopted by theInternational Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Velázquez is named for the Spanish painterDiego Velázquez.[1] The crater was first imaged byMariner 10 in 1974.[2]

The ancient craterHugo is east of Velázquez. To the south isKuan Han-Chʻing, and to the southwest isJobim.

Hollows

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Hollows are present on and around the central peak complex of Velázquez crater. They were well-imaged byMESSENGER.[3]

  • Hollows on and around the central peak complex are visible in lower right.
    Hollows on and around the central peak complex are visible in lower right.
  • Detail of some of the hollows, including one of the very high-resolution images acquired near the end of the MESSENGER mission when the spacecraft was at a low altitude.
    Detail of some of the hollows, including one of the very high-resolution images acquired near the end of the MESSENGER mission when the spacecraft was at a low altitude.
  • Another view of hollows within the crater
    Another view of hollows within the crater

References

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  1. ^"Velázquez".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.NASA. Retrieved4 March 2022.
  2. ^Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978).Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128.ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
  3. ^Hawaiian Hollows, Release Date: November 6, 2012. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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