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Alencar (crater)

Coordinates: 63°30′S 103°30′W / 63.5°S 103.5°W / -63.5; -103.5
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Alencar
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates63°30′S 103°30′W / 63.5°S 103.5°W / -63.5; -103.5
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter120 km
EponymJosé de Alencar
Oblique view of Alencar crater

Alencar is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 120 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Alencar is named for the Brazilian novel writer José de Alencar, who lived from 1829-1877.[2]

Alencar is located to the north of the larger crater Bach.

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Alencar". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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