Gauguin (crater)

Gauguin
	MESSENGER WAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	66.3°N 96.3°W
Quadrangle	Borealis
Diameter	70 km
Eponym	Paul Gauguin

Gauguin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gauguin is named for the French painter Paul Gauguin, who lived from 1848 to 1903.[2]

References

Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
"Gauguin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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

[2] "Gauguin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.