Delacroix (crater)
Delacroix is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Delacroix is named for the French painter Eugène Delacroix, who lived from 1798 to 1863.[1]
 MESSENGER NAC image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44.32°S 129.51°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| Diameter | 158 km |
| Eponym | Eugène Delacroix |
Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne, and Delacroix is along upper left edge.
Delacroix overlies the slightly larger and older crater Shelley, to the south.
References
- "Delacroix". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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