Ives (crater)

Ives
	MESSENGER NAC with Ives in upper left
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	32°52′S 111°59′W / 32.87°S 111.99°W
Diameter	18.0 km (11.2 mi)
Eponym	Charles Ives

Ives is a crater on Mercury.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Ives is named for the American composer Charles Ives, who lived from 1874 to 1954.^[2]

Ives has a bright ray system.

References

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Ives". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 8 June 2022.