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.