Bach (crater)

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Oblique Mariner 10 image with Bach at center
Feature typePeak-ring impact basin
LocationBach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates69°52′S 103°01′W / 69.86°S 103.01°W / -69.86; -103.01
Diameter214 km
EponymJohann Sebastian Bach

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

Bach is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bach, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.


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