Wren (crater)

Wren is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 204 kilometres (127 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Wren is named for English architect Christopher Wren.[1]

Wren
MESSENGER WAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates24.84°N 35.95°W / 24.84; -35.95
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter204 km (127 mi)
EponymChristopher Wren

Wren is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

  • Mariner 10 image showing Wren above right of center
    Mariner 10 image showing Wren above right of center
  • MESSENGER mosaic showing Wren at right, from the second flyby in October 2008
    MESSENGER mosaic showing Wren at right, from the second flyby in October 2008

References
  1. "Wren". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
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