Myron (crater)

{{Short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Myron

| image = Myron crater EW0243998057G EW0243998063G.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Myron

| location = Borealis quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|70.9|N|79.3|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|31|km}}

| eponym = Myron

}}

File:Myron crater EW1021070340G.jpg

Myron is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 31 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 in 1979. Myron is named for the ancient Greek sculptor Myron, who lived from 480 to 440 BCE.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4088 |title = Myron |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 4 July 2012}}

Myron is within the vast Borealis Planitia. The closest named feature is the crater Monteverdi to the south.