Enheduanna (crater)

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Enheduanna
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Map-projected WAC image by MESSENGER
Planet Mercury
Diameter 105 km (65 mi)
Eponym Enheduanna

Enheduanna is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 105 kilometers. Its name was suggested by Gagan Toor from India in a naming contest which was eventually adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 2015.[1] Enheduanna is named for the Sumerian poet Enheduanna.[2] The craters Carolan, Kulthum, Karsh, and Rivera were also named as part of the contest.

There are irregular depressions at the center of Enheduanna, which are similar to those within Navoi, Lermontov, Scarlatti, and Praxiteles. The depressions resemble those associated with volcanic explosions.[3][4]

The scarp known as Victoria Rupes cuts across Enheduanna and trends to the north from it.

  • Enheduanna crater EW0210808081G.3band.mapped.png

    Approximate color image by MESSENGER

  • Derzhavin and Enheduanna craters EN0131771423M EN0131771428M.jpg

    Derzhavin and Enheduanna craters from MESSENGER's second flyby of Mercury in October 2008.

  • Enheduanna crater depression MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg

    Oblique view of the depression in Enheduanna crater facing south

References

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