Cézanne (crater)

Cézanne
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	8.5°S 123.4°W
Quadrangle	Beethoven quadrangle
Diameter	67 km
Eponym	Paul Cézanne

Cézanne is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 67 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Cézanne is named for the French artist Paul Cézanne, who lived from 1839 to 1906.[2]

References

Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
"Cézanne". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Cézanne". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.