Astronomy:Kandinsky (crater)
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Short description: Crater on Mercury
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 87°53′N 281°13′E / 87.89°N 281.22°E |
| Diameter | 60.0 km (37.3 mi) |
The crater, showing possible water ice
Kandinsky is a deep crater on Mercury, located near the planet's north pole. It was named by the IAU in 2012 for Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.[1]
Much of the floor of Kandinsky is a region of permanent shadow, which has a bright radar signature. This is interpreted to represent a deposit of water ice.[2][3]
The possible water ice was directly imaged by MESSENGER.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kandinsky". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15022.
- ↑ PIA19411: Water Ice on Mercury, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- ↑ John K. Harmon, Martin A. Slade, Melissa S. Rice, 2011. Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999–2005 Arecibo results. Icarus, 211, p37-50. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007
- ↑ "First Photos of Water Ice on Mercury Captured by NASA Spacecraft". Space.com. https://www.space.com/27450-messenger-mercury-water-ice-photos.html. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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