 Mosaic of MESSENGER WAC images | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 72°32′N 292°22′W / 72.54°N 292.37°W |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 100 km |
| Eponym | Alfred Stieglitz |
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Stieglitz is left of the center of this projection of part of the northern hemisphere of Mercury showing topography (red is high and blue is low)
Stieglitz is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz.[1]
Stieglitz is a complex crater, having a central peak.
The crater is within Borealis Planitia. The crater Gaudí is due north of Stieglitz, and Strauss is to the southeast.
Oblique view of Stieglitz crater
References
- ↑ "Stieglitz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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