Beethoven (crater)

Beethoven (crater)

Mercury crater data


caption =
latitude = 20
N_or_S = S
longitude = 124
E_or_W = W
diameter = 625 km
depth =
eponym = Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven is a crater at latitude -20, longitude 124 on Mercury. It is 625 km in diameter and was named after Ludwig van Beethoven. It is the eleventh largest named impact crater in the Solar System.

Unlike many basins of similar size on the Moon, Beethoven is not multi-ringed. [Trask, N.J., 1976, History of basin development on Mercury: Conference on Comparisons of Mercury and The Moon: Lunar Science Institute Contribution no. 262, p.36.] Remnant ejecta blankets around parts of the Beethoven are subdued in appearance and their margins poorly defined in places. The crater wall of Beethoven is buried by its ejecta blanket and by plains materials. Spudis and Prosser [Spudis, P.D., and Prosser, J.G., 1984, Geologic map of the Michelangelo quadrangle of Mercury: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1659, scale 1:5,000,000.] have suggested that Beethoven may possibly be late c3 in age or as old as early c2.

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