Mansart (crater)

Mansart is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 95 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Mansart is named for the French architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, who lived from 1646 to 1708.[2]

Mansart
PlanetMercury
Coordinates73.2°N 118.7°W / 73.2; -118.7
Diameter95 km
EponymJules Hardouin-Mansart

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Mansart". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


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