Dali (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Dali

| image = Dali crater mosaic EN0108826597M EN0108826602M.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER mosaic focused on Dali from the first flyby on 14 January 2008

| location = Raditladi quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|45.16|N|240.26|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|176|km}}

| eponym = Salvador Dalí

}}

File:Dali crater mosaic EW0249066793G EW0249066731G.jpg

File:MESSENGER north polar region EN0108830513M.jpg image]]

Dali is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 176 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2008. Dali is named for the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14507 |title = Dali |publisher = IAU/NASA/USGS |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 27 February 2025}}

The smooth plains material filling Dali crater are believed to be volcanic, similar to the maria on the moon.Byrne, P. K., Witten, J. L., Klimpczac, C., McCubbin, F. M., and Ostrach, L. R., 2018. The Volcanic Character of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 11, Figure 11.2.

The crater Kofi is to the north of Dali. Pasch is to the east, and Mahsati is to the southwest.