Gainsborough (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Gainsborough

| image = Gainsborough crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Gainsborough

| location = Neruda quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Central-peak impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|35.73|S|184.52|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|95|km}}

| eponym = Thomas Gainsborough

}}

Gainsborough is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 95 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 1985. Gainsborough is named for the English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who lived from 1727 to 1788.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2061 |title = Gainsborough |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 4 April 2022}}

To the south of Gainsborough is Liang Kʽai crater.

File:Gainsborough crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg

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