Benoit (crater)
 Benoit crater, next to Lange crater | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 7°29′N 255°39′W / 7.48°N 255.65°W |
| Diameter | 40 km |
| Eponym | Rigaud Benoit |
Benoit is a crater on Mercury. Its floor is quite unusual, with two mounds that have been suggested to be evidence of intrusive volcanic activity on Mercury.[1]
Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009. It is named for the Haitian painter Rigaud Benoit.[2]
References
- ^ HONORING HAITIAN PAINTER BENOIT AND AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER LANGE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- ^ "Benoit". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
