Monteverdi
MESSENGER WAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates63°48′N 77°18′W / 63.8°N 77.3°W / 63.8; -77.3
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter138 km (86 mi)
EponymClaudio Monteverdi

Monteverdi is a crater on Mercury with a diameter of 138 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, from the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, a crucial transitional figure between Renaissance and Baroque music.[2] It is on the southern margin of Borealis Planitia, north of Rubens.

References

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


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