Bach (crater)

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Bach
Bach crater Mariner 10 0027285.png
Oblique Mariner 10 image with Bach at center
PlanetMercury
Coordinates69°52′S 103°01′W / 69.86°S 103.01°W / -69.86; -103.01Coordinates: 69°52′S 103°01′W / 69.86°S 103.01°W / -69.86; -103.01
QuadrangleBach
Diameter214 km
EponymJohann Sebastian Bach
MESSENGER image

Bach is a double-ringed impact basin within in the Bach quadrangle of Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1976.[1]

Bach is one of many peak-ring basins on Mercury.

References[]

  1. ^ Bach, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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