Debussy (Mercury)

Named after Achille-Claude Debussy - French composer (1862-1918).

Debussy is a rayed impact crater on Mercury, which was discovered in 1969 by low resolution ground based radar observations obtained by the Goldstone Observatory. The crater was initially known as the feature A. The bright appearance of rays in the radar images indicates that the crater is geologically young, because fresh and rough surfaces of young impact craters are good scatterers of radio waves. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Mercury they are named after deceased artists, musicians, painters, and authors who have made outstanding or fundamental contributions to their field and have been recognized as art historically significant figures for more than 50 years.

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NW 704 km

Aneirin

MRV
11 Hours
Walking
8 Days 20 Hours

N 1063 km

Derain

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16 Hours 36 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 8 Hours

NE 1007 km

Berkel

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15 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 15 Hours

W 965 km

Pigalle

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15 Hours 4 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 2 Hours

Debussy

-33.93° N 12.7° E

E 1218 km

Lennon

MRV
19 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
15 Days 6 Hours

SW 569 km

Hesperis(next)

MRV
8 Hours 53 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 3 Hours

S 1715 km

Australia

MRV
1 Day 2 Hours
Walking
21 Days 12 Hours

SE 578 km

Joplin(last)

MRV
9 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 6 Hours

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