Bartók (crater)

Bartók
	MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	29°13′S 135°04′W / 29.22°S 135.06°WCoordinates: 29°13′S 135°04′W / 29.22°S 135.06°W
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	118 km
Eponym	Béla Bartók

Bartók is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Bartók is named for the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, who lived from 1881 to 1945.^[1]

Bartók is the largest crater of the Kuiperian system on Mercury, at 118 km diameter. It is followed by Amaral crater.^[2]

To the northeast of Bartók is the large basin Beethoven.

Views[]

Approximate color image of Bartók at a high sun angle showing that the central peak is much darker than the floor and ejecta of the crater, with some areas that are much brighter
Another color image
Closer oblique view also at a high sun angle

References[]

^ "Bartok". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.

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[1] "Bartok". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[2] Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.

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