Vālmiki (crater)

Vālmiki
	MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	23°35′S 141°25′W / 23.58°S 141.41°W
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	210 km (130 mi)
Eponym	Valmiki

Vālmiki is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. It is named for the Indian poet Valmiki.^[1]

Vālmiki is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[2]

Vālmiki is located between the ancient, large craters Tolstoj (to the west) and Beethoven (to the east). To the southwest is Gogol, and to the southeast is Bartók.

Vālmiki at center with Beethoven in the background
Enhanced color image of Tolstoj crater (top center) and Bashō crater (lower left), with Vālmiki in the right corner.

References

^ "Vālmiki". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

[1] "Vālmiki". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[2] Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

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