Homer (crater)
Crater on Mercury
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Homer is a crater on Mercury. It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[1] It is Tolstojan in age.[2] It is named after the greek poet Homer.
Enhanced-color image of Homer, with Dominici crater at top | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 1.3°S 36.62°W |
| Diameter | 319 km (198 mi) |
| Eponym | Homer |
Deposits of material in and around this crater suggest the possibility of explosive volcanic eruptions at some point in the planet's history.[3] An unnamed crater in northwestern Homer (about 18 km diameter) contains hollows and has dark ejecta.
The crater name was approved by the IAU in 1976.[4] The naming of Stark Y crater on the Moon, located northwest of Stark, as Homer, was not approved by the IAU.[5]
The small but fresh crater Dominici lies along the northern margin of Homer. The crater Handel is to the northeast, and Titian is to the southwest.
