Villa-Lobos (crater)

Villa-Lobos is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Villa-Lobos is named for the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.[1]

Villa-Lobos
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates5.27°N 353.21°W / 5.27; -353.21
QuadrangleDerain quadrangle
Diameter67 km
EponymHeitor Villa-Lobos

The scarp called Grifo Rupes cuts across Villa-Lobos north to south.[2]

References
  1. "Villa-Lobos". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. H-10, Derain Quadrangle Map of Mercury


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