Villa-Lobos (crater)

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MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDerain quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates5°16′N 353°13′W / 5.27°N 353.21°W / 5.27; -353.21
Diameter67 km (42 mi)
EponymHeitor Villa-Lobos

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]

The scarp called Grifo Rupes cuts across Villa-Lobos north to south, and extends to the north through several unnamed craters.[2]

Grifo Rupes cutting across Villa-Lobos crater

Calder crater is to the southeast of Villa-Lobos.

  1. ^ "Villa-Lobos". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Grifo Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 15 May 2024.