 MESSENGER WAC | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 84°56′N 6°28′W / 84.94°N 6.46°W |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 25.9 km (16.1 mi) |
| Eponym | Erich Maria Remarque |
Oblique view with north at left
Remarque is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on December 16, 2013. Remarque is named for the German author Erich Maria Remarque.[1]
Remarque has a region of permanent shadow on much of its floor, which has a bright radar signature. This is interpreted to represent a deposit of water ice.[2][3]
Radar-bright deposits near the north pole. Remarque is left of center.
Remarque is on the Borealis Planitia and is located northeast of the ghost crater Aristoxenus.
References
- ↑ "Remarque". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ↑ PIA19411: Water Ice on Mercury, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- ↑ John K. Harmon, Martin A. Slade, Melissa S. Rice, 2011. Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999–2005 Arecibo results. Icarus, 211, p37-50. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007
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