Bernini (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Bernini

| image = File:Bernini (MESSENGER).png

| caption = MESSENGER mosaic of Bernini

| location = Bach quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Peak-ring impact basin

| coordinates = {{coord|79.2|S|136.5|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 146 km

| eponym = Gian Lorenzo Bernini

}}

Bernini is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 146 kilometers.{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = Institute of Physics Publishing |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}} Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Bernini is named for the Italian architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who lived from 1598 to 1680.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/708 |title = Bernini |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 30 June 2012}}

Bernini 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 edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

Mariner 10 image 0166753.png|Mariner 10 image with Bernini at right and Cervantes at left

Han Kan crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg|Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Bernini, Cervantes, and Van Gogh at top