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Guinness (crater)

Coordinates: 15°47′N 266°17′W / 15.79°N 266.28°W / 15.79; -266.28
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Guinness
PlanetMercury
Coordinates15°47′N 266°17′W / 15.79°N 266.28°W / 15.79; -266.28
QuadrangleEminescu
Diameter97.0 km (60.3 mi)
EponymMay Guinness
Detail of central peak

Guinness is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on February 7, 2025. The crater is named for Irish painter May Guinness.[1]

The central peak complex of Guinness is a dark spot associated with hollows.[2]

Exaggerated color view

Guinness is to the southwest of the crater Munkácsy.

References

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  1. ^ "Guinness". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115