Mariner 10 image with Schubert at center | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 43°13′S 54°16′W / 43.21°S 54.26°W / -43.21; -54.26 |
Diameter | 190 km |
Eponym | Franz Schubert |
Schubert is a crater on Mercury. It was named after Franz Schubert, a famous Austrian composer, by the IAU in 1976.
Schubert has been filled in by smooth plains material.
Nearby craters include Wergeland to the north, Nampeyo to the northeast, and Bramante to the southwest.
References
- Schubert, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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