Sor Juana (crater)

Sor Juana

MESSENGER image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	50.51°N 25.59°W / 50.51; -25.59
Quadrangle	Victoria
Diameter	102 km
Eponym	Juana Inés de la Cruz

Victoria Rupes trends north–south across the center of this MESSENGER image. Sor Juana crater is in the background.

Sor Juana is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, and is named for the Mexican writer and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.^[1]

Sor Juana is a relatively young crater as its floor is covered with impact melt,^[2] but it does not have a ray system such as that of Hokusai or Kuiper.

Sor Juana lies east of Victoria Rupes.

References

1. "Sor Juana". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
2. Sweet Soul Sister, MESSENGER Featured Image Database