Caruso (crater)

Caruso
	MESSENGER NAC mosaic of Caruso
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	2°20′S 76°22′W / 2.33°S 76.36°W
Diameter	31 km (19 mi)
Eponym	Enrico Caruso

Oblique view

Caruso is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on December 16, 2013. Caruso is named for the Italian singer Enrico Caruso.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974,^[2] but was not named at that time.

The larger crater Boethius is east of Caruso.

References

↑ "Caruso". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
↑ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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[1] "Caruso". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[Davies_1978-2] Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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