Bello | |
Location: | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -18.9°N -120°W |
Eponym: | Andrés Bello |
Bello is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 129 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Bello is named for the Venezuelan poet Andrés Bello, who lived from 1781 to 1865.[2]
At the west rim of Bello is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.[3] Regions along the south and southeastern rims are also fairly dark.
Bello lies entirely within the Beethoven basin.