Why it matters

Kuiper adds a smaller-scale counterpoint to the giant Caloris basin.

What happenedA bright young Mercury crater, notable for high-reflectance ejecta.
Why it mattersKuiper adds a smaller-scale counterpoint to the giant Caloris basin.
How scientists knowMESSENGER Mission; Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

直径62 km
Depthnot listed
Agerelatively young
状态已确认
Coordinates11.000° S / 31.500° W
Record levelminimal

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

科学档案

Fresh ejecta and crisp morphology make the crater useful for relative surface dating.

Data provenanceMESSENGER Mission; Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

重建图廊

更多陨石坑视觉解读

如果已验证图像不足，档案会补充科学重建：不是用幻想替代事实，而是与来源清晰区分的视觉假设。

世界调色Mercurian slate, ash, and sharp light
Fresh Mercury craters often stand out through bright ejecta.
当前视觉预览基础图版：来源图像、轨道资料或编辑图版，视觉解读从这里开始。
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

每张档案都需要视觉预览：现有图像、经过美学处理的来源，或科学重建图。

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

研究历史

The crater is known through Mercury mission data and official planetary nomenclature.

来源

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

Education mode

事实

  • Named after astronomer Gerard Kuiper.
  • Young craters help establish the sequence of surface events.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
CompareCaloris