Ahmad Baba (crater)

Ahmad Baba

MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Ahmed Baba
Feature type	Peak-ring impact basin
Location	Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	17°24′N126°48′W / 17.4°N 126.8°W / 17.4; -126.8
Diameter	127 km (79 mi)
Eponym	Ahmad Baba al Massufi

Ahmad Baba is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 127 kilometers. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. ^[2]

Ahmad Baba is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. ^[3] Hollows are present within the crater.

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  Another MESSENGER image, with illumination opposite that of the image in the infobox
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  Hollows located on the south-facing slope of Ahmad Baba's peak ring

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Ahmad Baba". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 27 June 2012.
3. 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.