Brahms (crater)

Brahms
	Brahms at top; Mariner 10 image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	58°30′N 176°12′W / 58.5°N 176.2°WCoordinates: 58°30′N 176°12′W / 58.5°N 176.2°W
Quadrangle	Shakespeare
Diameter	100 km
Eponym	Johannes Brahms

MESSENGER mosaic

Brahms is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Brahms is named for the German composer Johannes Brahms, who lived from 1833 to 1897.^[2]

Part of the central peaks showing hollows

References[]

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

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Brahms at top Mariner 10 image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	58°30′N 176°12′W / 58.5°N 176.2°W / 58.5; -176.2Coordinates: 58°30′N 176°12′W / 58.5°N 176.2°W / 58.5; -176.2
Quadrangle	Shakespeare
Diameter	100 km
Eponym	Johannes Brahms