Aksakov is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 174 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Aksakov is named for the Russian author Sergey Aksakov, who lived from 1791 to 1859 C.E.[1]
Hollows are present along parts of the peak ring and within the unnamed 30-km crater in the interior.
The central peak ring. The bright patches are hollows.
Hollows within the 30-km crater
Hollows along the southeastern peak ring
Referencesedit
^"Aksakov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 Apr 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.
This article about the planet Mercury is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
aksakov, crater, aksakov, crater, mercury, diameter, kilometers, name, adopted, international, astronomical, union, april, 2012, aksakov, named, russian, author, sergey, aksakov, lived, from, 1791, 1859, aksakovapproximate, color, image, messenger, wacplanetme. Aksakov is a crater on Mercury It has a diameter of 174 kilometers Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union IAU on April 24 2012 Aksakov is named for the Russian author Sergey Aksakov who lived from 1791 to 1859 C E 1 AksakovApproximate color image by MESSENGER WACPlanetMercuryCoordinates34 43 N 78 44 W 34 71 N 78 74 W 34 71 78 74QuadrangleVictoriaDiameter174 kmEponymSergey AksakovOblique MESSENGER image at low sun angleAksakov is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury 2 Hollows editHollows are present along parts of the peak ring and within the unnamed 30 km crater in the interior nbsp The central peak ring The bright patches are hollows nbsp Hollows within the 30 km crater nbsp Hollows along the southeastern peak ringReferences edit Aksakov Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NASA Retrieved 28 Apr 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 nbsp This article about the planet Mercury is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aksakov crater amp oldid 1199101586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
