Kipling (crater)
Kipling is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 164 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2010. Kipling is named for the British author Rudyard Kipling, who lived from 1865 to 1936.[1]
 MESSENGER NAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 19.37°S 287.98°W |
| Quadrangle | Eminescu |
| Diameter | 164 km |
| Eponym | Rudyard Kipling |
The larger of the two irregular depressions within Kipling crater
There is a large, irregular depression within Kipling that is probably a volcanic pit. It was likely caused by multiple eruptions and it is called a compound vent.[2] The pit is also a confirmed dark spot.[3]
Kipling is north of the smaller Capote crater.
References
- "Kipling". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510
- Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
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