Why it matters

This minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.

What happenedByron is an officially named crater on Mercury. This profile was imported from the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature as a minimal Crater.world catalog record.
Why it mattersThis minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.
How scientists knowGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

القطر106.577 km
Depthnot listed
Agenot specified in the Gazetteer
الحالةمؤكدة
Coordinates8.436° S / 33.004° W
Record levelminimal

Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.

الوصف العلمي

The Gazetteer provides the nomenclature and coordinate baseline. Morphology, age, and geological context require later review against mission data and specialist publications.

Data provenanceGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

معرض إعادة البناء

قراءات بصرية أعمق للفوهة

إذا لم تكفِ الصورة الموثقة، تُستكمل البطاقة بإعادة بناء علمية: ليست خيالاً بدلاً من الحقيقة، بل فرضية بصرية منفصلة بوضوح عن المصادر.

لوحة هذا العالمMercurian slate, ash, and sharp light
Scientific-editorial reconstruction for the minimal Byron record on Mercury.
المعاينة البصرية الحاليةالبطاقة الأساسية: مصدر أو مادة مدارية أو لوحة تحريرية يبدأ منها التحليل البصري.
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

تحتاج كل بطاقة إلى معاينة بصرية: صورة موجودة، مصدر معالج جمالياً، أو إعادة بناء علمية.

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

تاريخ البحث

IAU status: Adopted by IAU. Gazetteer approval date: 1976/01/01 00:00:00.

المصادر

CSVJSONByron. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Uncertainty note
Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.
Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGS

Education mode

حقائق

  • Target body: Mercury.
  • Gazetteer diameter: 106.577 km.
  • Source link: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/944
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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