Bartók (crater)
Appearance
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 29°13′S 135°04′W / 29.22°S 135.06°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 118 km |
Eponym | Béla Bartók |
Bartók is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Bartók is named for the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, who lived from 1881 to 1945.[1]
Bartók is the largest crater of the Kuiperian system on Mercury, at 118 km diameter. It is followed by Amaral crater.[2]
Views
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Approximate color image of Bartók at a high sun angle showing that the central peak is much darker than the floor and ejecta of the crater, with some areas that are much brighter
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Closer oblique view also at a high sun angle
References
- ^ "Bartok". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.