Kuiper is a relatively large impact crater on the planet Mercury, with a diameter of approximately 219 km. It is located in the southern hemisphere of the planet, near the planet's equator.
The crater was named after Gerard P. Kuiper, a Dutch-American astronomer who is known for his studies on the solar system's planets and comets. Kuiper crater was first identified in images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974.
The floor of Kuiper crater is relatively flat, and it is surrounded by a wide, terraced rim. The central peak of the crater rises to a height of approximately 1.5 km, and it contains secondary craters inside its rim.
The age of Kuiper crater is estimated to be around 3.9 billion years, which suggests that it was formed during a period of intense bombardment in the early history of Mercury.
Kuiper crater offers valuable insights into the geological history of Mercury, and it has been extensively studied by various spacecraft, including the Messenger spacecraft which orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015.
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