Botticelli is a crater on
Mercury. It has a diameter of 136.35 kilometres (84.72 mi). Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Botticelli is named for the Italian painter
Sandro Botticelli, who lived from 1445 to 1510.[1]
Botticelli is one of 110
peak ring basins on Mercury, although its ring is nearly eroded away or flooded by lava.[2]
References
^"Botticelli". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
NASA. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^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.