Schubert (Mercurian Crater)
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Schubert is a crater on Mercury. It was named after Franz Schubert, a famous Austrian composer, by the
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in 1976.Schubert
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Schubert has been filled in by smooth plains material. Nearby craters include Wergeland to the north, Nampeyo to the northeast, and Bramante to the southwest. Schubert and Chekhov craters EW0228589220G.png,
MESSENGER ''MESSENGER'' was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geoche ...
mosaic with Schubert at lower right and Chekhov at upper left. Schubert crater EN1035121517M.jpg, Oblique MESSENGER image


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