MESSENGER WAC mosaic of David, center | |
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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| Location | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 17°40′S 292°08′W / 17.66°S 292.13°W |
| Diameter | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Eponym | Jacques-Louis David |
David is a small crater on Mercury, which has a bright ray system. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. David is named for the French painter Jacques-Louis David.
The floor of David is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.
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Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
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Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
References
- ^ "David". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
