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Another MESSENGER NAC mosaic

Ghiberti is a crater on Mercury, with a diameter of 110 kilometers.[1] Its name, Ghiberti, was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976; after the Italian sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455).[2]

To the east of Ghiberti is the crater Smetana, and to the west is Sūr Dās.

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Ghiberti". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 31 August 2022.


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