Riemenschneider
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter183 km
EponymTilman Riemenschneider
Sūr Dās crater (below center) and Riemenschneider crater (above center), from MESSENGER's first flyby in 2008

Riemenschneider is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Riemenschneider is named for the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Riemenschneider". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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