Bronte [2] ( lat. Brontë ) - impact crater on Mercury . The diameter is 68 km. Located on the plain of Sobkou ; in the south it borders on the younger 55-kilometer Degas crater. The center coordinates are [1]
| Bronte | |
|---|---|
| lat Brontë | |
 Bronte is the largest crater (upper right). Directly below it is the Degas Crater. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 68 km |
| Type of | Shock |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Sisters and brother Bronte [1] |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Mercury |
The surroundings of the Bronte and Degas craters. The radiation system of the latter is clearly visible. Mosaic from images taken by the Mariner-10 spacecraft in 1974 and 1975
Title
This crater was discovered on images taken by the Mariner-10 spacecraft in 1974-1975. It is named after the English writers Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), and Anne Brontë (1820–1849), as well as their brother Brenwell (1817–1848), an artist. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 [1] .
In addition, in honor of the Bronte family, a 200-meter impact crater on the Moon (located at ) [3] [4] .
See also
- List of Craters in Mercury
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Brontë . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (March 7, 2011). Date of treatment February 16, 2014. Archived December 14, 2012.
- ↑ Burba G.A. Nomenclature of the details of the relief of Mercury / Otv. ed. K.P. Florensky and Yu. I. Efremov. - Moscow: Nauka, 1982. - S. 37 .-- 52 p.
- ↑ Brontë . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (October 25, 2010). Date of treatment February 16, 2014.
- ↑ BrontëBlog: How clear she shines! Brontës in the moon
Links
- H-3 Quadrant Card with Signatures on the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (1.7 Mb)
- The surroundings of the Bronte and Degas craters. A snapshot of the Mariner-10
- Bronte and neighboring craters. A snapshot of the messenger
- The surroundings of the Bronte and Degas craters. Snapshot of the Messenger
- Brontë (English) . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (March 7, 2011). - data on the Bronte Crater. Date of treatment February 16, 2014. Archived December 14, 2012.