Gluck | |
Location: | Victoria quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 37.95°N -18.78°W |
Eponym: | Christoph Willibald Gluck |
Gluck is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gluck is named for the Austrian composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, who lived from 1714 to 1787.[2]
To the north of Gluck is Echegaray crater. To the west is Holbein, and to the southeast is Vlaminck.