Mistral is a crater on
Mercury. Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union
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(IAU) in 1976. Mistral is named for the Chilean poet
Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order. She was ...
, who lived from 1889 to 1957.
A large irregular depression and several smaller ones are present in the southeastern part of the crater floor. A similar depression is present in the crater
Veronese
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* Veronese Riddle, a popular riddle in the Middle Ages
* Veronese (moth), ''Veronese'' (moth), a moth genus in the family Crambidae
* Monte Veronese, ...
which overlies the northwest rim of Mistral, and small ones are present in the unnamed crater to the southwest. The depressions are similar to those within
Navoi
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,
Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( , ; rus, Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, , mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf, links=yes; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of ...
,
Scarlatti, and
Praxiteles
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. The depressions resemble those associated with volcanic explosions.
Mariner 10
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''Marin ...
image with Mistral near bottom center
Mistral crater EN0240875253M.jpg, Bright area is irregular depression in southeastern Mistral, which may be volcanic
Mistral crater depression EN0253994305M.jpg, Close-up of the irregular depression
References
Impact craters on Mercury
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