Boznańska is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Boznańska is named for the Polish painter Olga Boznańska.[1]

Boznańska
Approximate color view by MESSENGER
PlanetMercury
Coordinates59°38′N 40°45′W / 59.64°N 40.75°W / 59.64; -40.75
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter72 km
EponymOlga Boznańska
Interior, showing hollows
Boznańska crater (right of center) lies within a larger, older, unnamed crater

Boznańska contains hollows, located on or close to the central peak complex, as well as on the upper walls of small craters at the center and on the eastern floor.[2]

To the west of Boznańska is Duccio crater, and to the east is Namatjira crater.

References edit

  1. ^ "Boznańska". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ Blewett, D. T., Ernst, C. M., Murchie, S. L., and Vilas, F., 2018. Mercury's Hollows. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 12.