Bello (crater)

Bello
	MESSENGER NAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	18°54′S 120°00′W / 18.9°S 120.0°WCoordinates: 18°54′S 120°00′W / 18.9°S 120.0°W
Quadrangle	Beethoven
Diameter	129 km
Eponym	Andrés Bello

Dark areas on west and south sides of Bello crater, at a low phase angle (~28°)

Bello is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 129 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Bello is named for the Venezuelan poet Andrés Bello, who lived from 1781 to 1865.^[2]

Bello lies entirely within the Beethoven basin.

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Bello". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Bello". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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