Monet is a crater on

Mercury Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Merc ...

. Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) in 1979. Monet is named for the French artist

Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During ...

, who lived from 1840 to 1926. To the west of Monet is

Echegaray Echegaray (from Basque ''Etxegarai'') is a surname meaning ''Hillhouse''. Notable people with the surname include: *José Echegaray (1832–1916), Spanish mathematician, dramatist and statesman *Leo Echegaray Leo Pilo Echegaray (11 July 1960 &nd ...

crater. To the northwest is Grieg, and to the southwest is

Gluck Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period (music), classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the ...

. To the east is Sousa crater. Monet crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg, Exaggerated color image of northern Monet (lower right) Monet crater MESSENGER WAC mosaic.jpg, Eastern Monet crater near the terminator

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