Rubens is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, after Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.[1]

Rubens
Oblique MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates60°35′N 77°59′W / 60.58°N 77.99°W / 60.58; -77.99
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter158 km (98 mi)
EponymPeter Paul Rubens

The crater Monteverdi is to the north of Rubens. Stravinsky is to the south and Duccio is to the east.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rubens". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 March 2021.