Pigalle (crater)
Crater on Mercury
Crater on Mercury
37°39′S 9°38′W / 37.65°S 9.64°W / -37.65; -9.64Pigalle is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 153 kilometres (95 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Pigalle is named for the French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.[1]
To the southwest of Pigalle is the crater Matabei, and to the west is Guido d'Arezzo.
- Exaggerated color view with Pigalle at upper right
- Most of the interior of Pigalle
References
- ^ "Pigalle". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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