Lismer (crater)

Lismer is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 139.12 kilometres (86.45 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Lismer is named for the English-Canadian painter Arthur Lismer.[1]

Lismer
MESSENGER WAC with Lismer at left and Henri at right
PlanetMercury
Coordinates81.51°N 166.37°E / 81.51; 166.37
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter139.12 km (86.45 mi)
EponymArthur Lismer
Oblique view of northern Lismer crater

Lismer is joined to the southwest to the larger but similar crater Henri.

References

  1. "Lismer". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 July 2021.


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