Holst (crater)
Holst is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012.
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 17.42°S 315.04°W |
| Diameter | 170 km |
| Eponym | Gustav Holst |
Holst is one of many peak-ring basins on Mercury. To the east is another peak-ring basin, Nabokov, of similar size. Holst lies near the center of the ancient Lennon-Picasso Basin.
Holst is named for the British composer Gustav Theodore Holst.[1] Holst composed a musical suite called The Planets, including its third movement Mercury, the Winged Messenger.
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