Monet (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Monet

| image = Monet crater EW1067660992G.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC image of Monet

| location = Victoria quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|44.23|N|9.77|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|203|km}}

| eponym = Claude Monet

}}

Monet 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. Monet is named for the French artist Claude Monet, who lived from 1840 to 1926.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3964 |title = Monet |publisher = IAU/NASA/USGS |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 21 August 2022}}

To the west of Monet is Echegaray crater. To the northwest is Grieg, and to the southwest is Gluck. To the east is Sousa crater.

Monet crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg|Exaggerated color image of northern Monet (lower right)

Monet crater MESSENGER WAC mosaic.jpg|Eastern Monet crater near the terminator