Van Dijck is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Van Dijck is named for Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.[1]

Van Dijck
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates75°48′N 166°38′W / 75.80°N 166.63°W / 75.80; -166.63
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter101.53 km (63.09 mi)
EponymAnthony van Dyck
Oblique view

To the southwest of Van Dijck is Saikaku crater. To the south is Nizāmī, and to the northeast is Purcell.

References edit

  1. ^ "Van Dijck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 4 May 2022.