Despréz (crater)
Crater on Mercury
81°06′N 101°12′W / 81.1°N 101.2°W / 81.1; -101.2![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Despr%C3%A9z_crater_interior_EW1026457247B.jpg/220px-Despr%C3%A9z_crater_interior_EW1026457247B.jpg)
Despréz is a crater on Mercury with a diameter of 47.05 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Despréz is named for the French composer Josquin des Prez, who lived from 1440 to 1521.[2]
Despréz has a region of permanent shadow along its southern rim, which has a bright radar signature. This is interpreted to represent a deposit of water ice.[3][4]
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References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Desprez". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ PIA19411: Water Ice on Mercury, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
- ^ John K. Harmon, Martin A. Slade, Melissa S. Rice, 2011. Radar imagery of Mercury’s putative polar ice: 1999–2005 Arecibo results. Icarus, 211, p37-50. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.08.007
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