Cunitz (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Venus}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Cunitz

| image = PIA00233-_Venus_-_3D_Perspective_View_of_Eistla_Regio.jpg

| caption = Simulated view of Cunitz. Gula Mons is visible in the background.

| location = Venus

| coordinates = {{coord|14.5|N|350.9|E|globe:venus_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 48.6 km

| eponym = Maria Cunitz

}}

Cunitz is a crater on Venus at latitude 14.5, longitude 350.9 in western Eistla Regio. It is 48.6 km{{cite book |last1=Frances |first1=Peter |title=Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide |date=2012 |publisher=DK Publishing |location=New York, New York |isbn=978-0-7566-9841-6 |page=123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CqrWEBWPfYoC|access-date=29 April 2020}} in diameter and was named for a 17th-century Silesian astronomer Maria Cunitz.{{cite book |last1=Freedman |first1=Jeri |title=Women of the Scientific Revolution |date=15 July 2017 |publisher=Rosen Publishing |isbn=9781508174783 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdBhDwAAQBAJ |access-date=29 April 2020}}