Duccio
Carnegie Rupes cuts across Duccio crater
PlanetMercury
Coordinates58°14′N 52°25′W / 58.23°N 52.42°W / 58.23; -52.42
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter132 km
EponymDuccio di Buoninsegna

Duccio is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 14, 2013. Duccio is named for the Italian painter Duccio di Buoninsegna.[1]

Carnegie Rupes cuts across Duccio crater. The crater Boznańska is to the east of Duccio, and Rubens is to the west.

References

  1. "Duccio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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