Rainey crater

Rainey is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on February 7, 2025. The crater is named for American blues singer and early-blues recording artist Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Rainey has extensive patches of hollows on its floor.

To the northwest of Rainey is Simonides. Neumann is to the southeast.

References

  1. ^ "Rainey". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainey_(crater)
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