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MESSENGER WAC image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°30′N 73°00′W / 50.5°N 73°W |
| Quadrangle | Victoria |
| Diameter | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Eponym | Igor Stravinsky |
Stravinsky is a crater on Mercury. It overlays the rim of the much older Vyāsa crater. It was named by the IAU in 1979 for the influential Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. [1]
To the north of Stravinsky is the crater Rubens, and to the southwest is Vyāsa.
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Detail of interior at low sun angle -
Approximate color image of eastern Stravinsky, showing bluish color of central peak
References
- ^ "Stravinsky (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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