Darío (crater)

Darío is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 151 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dario is named for the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, who lived from 1867 to 1916.[2]

Darío

MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	26.5°S 10.0°W
Quadrangle	Discovery quadrangle
Diameter	151 km
Eponym	Rubén Darío

Regional approximate color view by MESSENGER, with Darío along lower right margin

Darío lies on the western rim of the much larger Aneirin crater. The highest of several scarps that cut across the floor of Darío corresponds with the rim of Aneirin.

Hollows

Hollows are present within Darío, scattered across the crater floor.

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  View at low sun angle. Small depressions are hollows.
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  View at high sun angle. Bright spots are hollows.

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Darío". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.