Manley is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the

International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and developmen ...

(IAU) in 2023, for the Jamaican sculptor, painter, and printmaker

Edna Manley Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican Order of Merit, OM (28 February 1900 – 9 February 1987) is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica. She was known primarily as a sculptor, although her oeuvre included ...

, who lived from 1900 to 1987. A name for this crater was allocated at the request of the

BepiColombo BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury. The mission comprises two satellites launched together: the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and ''Mio'' ...

MCAM team, who realized that it would be prominent in images from BepiColombo's 3rd fly-by of Mercury, but had not yet been named. Manley is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.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 Messenger, Messengers, The Messenger or The Messengers may refer to: People * Courier, a person or company that delivers messages, packages, or mail * Messenger (surname) * Bicycle messenger, a bicyclist who transports packages through cities * M ...

'' edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9. Manley is located just west of Catuilla Planum and to the south of the craters Sveinsdóttir and Izquierdo. File:Bright crater within Manley crater EN0221024345M.jpg, Oblique view of circular bright crater within Manley File:Bright crater within Manley crater EN1013463795M.jpg, Bright crater within northern Manley crater. The crater has a

ray system In planetary geology, a ray system comprises radial streaks of fine '' ejecta'' thrown out during the formation of an impact crater, looking somewhat like many thin spokes coming from the hub of a wheel. The rays may extend for lengths up to ...

and the bright areas within it may be hollows. File:Manley crater peak ring hollows EN0221542425M.jpg, The southeastern peak ring has a lower

albedo Albedo ( ; ) is the fraction of sunlight that is Diffuse reflection, diffusely reflected by a body. It is measured on a scale from 0 (corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation) to 1 (corresponding to a body that reflects ...

than the rest of the crater, and there are possible hollows on the peaks.

References

Impact craters on Mercury {{Mercury-planet-stub