Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 21°57′N 258°52′W / 21.95°N 258.86°W |
Quadrangle | Raditladi |
Diameter | 193 km (120 mi) |
Eponym | Mihály Munkácsy |
Munkácsy, named after Mihály Munkácsy, is a crater on Mercury. Munkácsy originally had a double-ring basin structure, but most of the inner ring was buried when the basin was flooded with volcanic lava. Only a few remnants of the ring poke up through the lava, although low ridges in the lava seem to trace out much of the rest of the ring's circumference. [1] Munkácsy is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [2]
The name of the crater was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2009. Munkácsy is named for the Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy. [3]
The crater Fonteyn is to the northwest of Munkácsy, and the crater Raditladi is to the northeast.
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 21°57′N 258°52′W / 21.95°N 258.86°W |
Quadrangle | Raditladi |
Diameter | 193 km (120 mi) |
Eponym | Mihály Munkácsy |
Munkácsy, named after Mihály Munkácsy, is a crater on Mercury. Munkácsy originally had a double-ring basin structure, but most of the inner ring was buried when the basin was flooded with volcanic lava. Only a few remnants of the ring poke up through the lava, although low ridges in the lava seem to trace out much of the rest of the ring's circumference. [1] Munkácsy is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [2]
The name of the crater was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2009. Munkácsy is named for the Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy. [3]
The crater Fonteyn is to the northwest of Munkácsy, and the crater Raditladi is to the northeast.