Izquierdo is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009, for the Mexican painter María Izquierdo.[1] The floor of Izquierdo is smooth, the result of having been partially filled with volcanic lava. Circular outlines of the rims of “ghost craters” – smaller, older craters that have been largely buried by the lavas that infilled the basin – are visible in a few places on Izquierdo's floor. The remnants of a buried inner ring are also barely discernible in spots, and it is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2] There have been more recent impacts into the floor of Izquierdo, resulting in some small, sharply defined craters.[3]
 MESSENGER image of Izquierdo, with Izquierdo and neighboring Sveinsdóttir and Beagle Rupes labelled in the bottom inset | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 1°40′S 252°58′W / 1.66°S 252.96°W |
| Diameter | 174 km (108 mi) |
| Eponym | María Izquierdo |
Izquierdo is located to the east of Beagle Rupes and Sveinsdóttir crater. To the south is the crater Manley.
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Another MESSENGER image
Approximate color image
