PhotosLocation


Villa-Lobos_(crater) Latitude and Longitude:

5°16′N 353°13′W / 5.27°N 353.21°W / 5.27; -353.21
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villa-Lobos
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 5°16′N 353°13′W / 5.27°N 353.21°W / 5.27; -353.21
Quadrangle Derain
Diameter67 km
Eponym Heitor Villa-Lobos

Villa-Lobos is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Villa-Lobos is named for the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. [1]

The scarp called Grifo Rupes cuts across Villa-Lobos north to south. [2]

Grifo Rupes cutting across Villa-Lobos crater

References

  1. ^ "Villa-Lobos". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ H-10, Derain Quadrangle Map of Mercury