Gluck (crater)

Gluck
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	37°18′N 18°06′W / 37.3°N 18.1°WCoordinates: 37°18′N 18°06′W / 37.3°N 18.1°W
Quadrangle	Victoria
Diameter	100 km
Eponym	Christoph Willibald Gluck

Gluck 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. Gluck is named for the Austrian composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, who lived from 1714 to 1787.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Gluck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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

[2] "Gluck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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