 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 17°25′S 315°02′W / 17.42°S 315.04°W |
| Quadrangle | Derain |
| Diameter | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Eponym | Gustav Holst |
Holst is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012.
Holst is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[1] To the east is another peak-ring basin, Nabokov, of similar size. Holst lies near the center of the ancient Lennon-Picasso Basin.
Holst is named for the British composer Gustav Theodore Holst.[2] Holst composed a musical suite called The Planets, including its third movement Mercury, the Winged Messenger.
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Exaggerated color image
Closeup of crater with dark halo within the peak ring
References
- ↑ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
- ↑ "Holst". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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