Carvalho | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | 26.82°N -51.61°W |
Eponym: | Beth Carvalho |
Carvalho is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 13, 2024, for the Brazilian musician Beth Carvalho, who lived from 1946 to 2019.[1]
Carvalho is to the southeast of the ancient crater Kuan Han-Chʽing. It is east of Praxiteles and north of Bek.