Mansart (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Mansart

| image = Mansart crater EW0232458347L.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC image of Mansart

| location = Borealis quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Central-peak impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|72.72|N|123.36|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|84.97|km}}

| eponym = Jules Hardouin-Mansart

}}

Mansart is a crater on Mercury.{{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 1979. Mansart is named for the French architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart, who lived from 1646 to 1708.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3636 |title = Mansart |publisher = IAU/USGS/NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 3 June 2022}}

To the east of Mansart is Bjornson crater, and to the west is Jókai.