Gauguin is a crater on
Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gauguin is named for the French painter
Paul Gauguin, who lived from 1848 to 1903.[2]
References
^Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing.
ISBN0-7503-0620-3.
^"Gauguin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
Gauguin is a crater on
Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gauguin is named for the French painter
Paul Gauguin, who lived from 1848 to 1903.[2]
References
^Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing.
ISBN0-7503-0620-3.
^"Gauguin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.