Bach (crater) explained

Bach
Location:Bach quadrangle, Mercury
Type:Peak-ring impact basin
Coordinates:-69.86°N -103.01°W
Diameter:214 km
Eponym:Johann 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/537 Bach
  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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