Rustaveli (crater)
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 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°25′N 277°16′W / 52.41°N 277.26°W |
| Quadrangle | Hokusai |
| Diameter | 200.0 km (124.3 mi) |
| Eponym | Shota Rustaveli |
Rustaveli is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.[1]
Rustaveli is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2] The interior has mostly been flooded by impact melt or volcanic deposits.[3]
A confirmed dark spot is present in northern Rustaveli.[4] This dark spot is associated with hollows (see below).
To the east of Rustaveli is Kulthum crater. The crater Copland and Nathair Facula are to the southwest.
