Kandinsky (crater)
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 87°53′N 281°13′E / 87.89°N 281.22°E |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 60.0 km (37.3 mi) |
| Eponym | Wassily Kandinsky |
Kandinsky is a deep crater on Mercury, located near the planet's north pole. It was named by the IAU in 2012 for Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.[1]
Much of the floor of Kandinsky is a region of permanent shadow, which has a bright radar signature. This is interpreted to represent a deposit of water ice.[2][3]
The possible water ice was directly imaged by MESSENGER.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kandinsky". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ PIA19411: Water Ice on Mercury, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- ^ John K. Harmon, Martin A. Slade, Melissa S. Rice, 2011. Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999–2005 Arecibo results. Icarus, 211, p37-50. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007
- ^ "First Photos of Water Ice on Mercury Captured by NASA Spacecraft". Space.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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