Oskison (crater)

Oskison
	MESSENGER image of Oskison crater. The lower image highlights some of its secondary crater chains.
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	60°22′N 214°46′W / 60.36°N 214.76°W / 60.36; -214.76
Quadrangle	Raditladi
Diameter	122 km (76 mi)
Eponym	John Milton Oskison

The crater Oskison is located in the far northern hemisphere of Mercury, in the plains north of Caloris basin. Oskison is a distinctive crater with a large central peak that exposes material excavated from depth. Many chains of secondary craters are visible radiating from Oskison outward onto the surrounding smooth plains, known as Stilbon Planitia.^[1]

Oskison was named after Cherokee author John Milton Oskison in 2008.^[2]

The crater Navoi is to the east of Oskison.

Oskison crater
Smaller crater on the west rim of Oskison
Exaggerated color view of Oskison crater, looking northwest

References

^ "MESSENGER: A VIEW OF OSKISON IN MERCURY'S NORTH". NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
^ "Oskison". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

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[1] "MESSENGER: A VIEW OF OSKISON IN MERCURY'S NORTH". NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. Retrieved 2014-01-04.

[2] "Oskison". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 6 June 2023.