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Gauguin_(crater) Latitude and Longitude:

66°18′N 96°18′W / 66.3°N 96.3°W / 66.3; -96.3
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Gauguin
MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 66°18′N 96°18′W / 66.3°N 96.3°W / 66.3; -96.3
Quadrangle Borealis
Diameter70 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

  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.