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Rembrandt (crater)
Crater on Mercury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rembrandt is a large impact crater on Mercury.[1] With a diameter of 716 km it is the second-largest impact basin on the planet, after Caloris,[2] and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System. It was discovered by MESSENGER during its second flyby of Mercury on October 6, 2008.[1] The crater is 3.9 billion years old, and was created during the period of Late Heavy Bombardment.[1] The density and size distribution of impact craters along Rembrandt's rim indicate that it is one of the youngest impact basins on Mercury.[3]
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Feature type | Multi-ring impact basin |
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Location | Debussy quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 32.89°S 272.13°W / -32.89; -272.13 |
Diameter | 716 km (445 mi) |
Discoverer | MESSENGER |
Eponym | Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn |
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The crater is named after Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.