Hodgkins (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Hodgkins

| image = Hodgkins crater EN0235555037M.jpg

| caption = Oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Hodgkins

| location = Hokusai quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|29.2|N|341.74|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|19|km}}

| eponym = Frances Hodgkins

}}

Hodgkins is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 19 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2009. Hodgkins is named for the New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins, who lived from 1869 to 1947.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14583 |title = Hodgkins |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 2 July 2012}}

Hodgkins crater possesses a ray system and is thus a relatively recent impact.

File:Hodgkins crater EN0240249210M.jpg|Another MESSENGER NAC image

File:Hodgkins crater EW0240290900G.3band.mapped.png|Hodgkins crater in color, showing the ray system