Kuiper (crater on Mercury)
- Kuiper (crater on Mercury)
Mercury crater data
caption = Kuiper crater photographed by MESSENGER
latitude = 11
N_or_S = S
longitude = 31.5
E_or_W = W
diameter = 60 km
depth =
eponym = Gerard Kuiper
Kuiper is a moderate-size crater with a central peak cluster located at 11 S, 31.5 W on Mercury. It is 60 km in diameter and was named after Gerard Kuiper. Kuiper crater has the highest recorded albedo of any region on the planet's surface, suggesting that it is one of the youngest craters. [cite web| url=http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/PlanetaryMapping/DIGGEOL/mercury/h6/h6.pdf| title=Geologic Map of the Kuiper (H-6) Quadrangle of Mercury| first=R.A.| last= De Hon| coauthors= D.H. Scott, and J.R. Underwood, Jr.| year=1981| format=PDF]
Kuiper overlays the northern rim of Murasaki crater.
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