Strindberg is a 189 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury. It was named after the Swedish playwright, novelist and short story writer August Strindberg.[1]

Strindberg
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates53°24′N 136°42′W / 53.4°N 136.7°W / 53.4; -136.7
QuadrangleShakespeare
Diameter189 km (117 mi)
EponymAugust Strindberg

Strindberg is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

To the southwest is the large Shakespeare crater and further to the west is Janáček crater and Suisei Planitia.

Approximate color image of the center of Strindberg.

References

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  1. ^ "Strindberg". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 2018-01-12 – via usgs.gov.
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.