Gordimer (crater)
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 MESSENGER WAC image, with Gordimer in upper right | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 87°44′N 170°54′W / 87.73°N 170.9°W |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 58 km |
| Eponym | Nadine Gordimer |
Gordimer is a crater on Mercury, near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2019, after the South African writer Nadine Gordimer.[1]
The southern floor of Gordimer is in permanent shadow. S band radar data from the Arecibo Observatory collected between 1999 and 2005 indicates a radar-bright area covering the southern floor, which is probably indicative of a water ice deposit.[2]
Tolkien crater is northwest of Gordimer, and Chesterton is to the northeast. Tryggvadóttir is due north, at the pole.
