Sander is a
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
on
Mercury within
Caloris Basin
Caloris Planitia is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally named Caloris, about in diameter. It is one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System. "Calor" is Latin for " heat" and the basin is so-named because the ...
. It has dark walls and bright patches on its floor. Unlike the rays of
Bashō crater, the bright areas are not believed to be immature, but they are inherently bright. It is named after the German photographer
August Sander
August Sander (17 November 1876 – 20 April 1964) was a German portrait and documentary photographer. His first book ''Face of our Time'' (German: ''Antlitz der Zeit'') was published in 1929. Sander has been described as "the most important Ger ...
(1876–1964).
Hollows are present within Sander. A confirmed ''dark spot'' is present in Sander.
[Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. ''Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows''. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.]
doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
/ref> This dark spot is associated with the hollows.
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File:Sander crater EN0217906385M.jpg, Sander crater, showing the hollows
File:Sander crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg, Western Sander crater, with detail of the hollows on the crater floor
File:PIA19421-Mercury-Craters-MunchSanderPoe-20150416.jpg, Enhanced-color mosaic showing the craters Munch (left), Sander (center), and Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...
(right)
References
Impact craters on Mercury
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