Barma (crater)

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Barma
Barma crater EN0227764500M.jpg
MESSENGER image
Feature typeImpact crater
Location Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates 41°18′S162°48′W / 41.3°S 162.8°W / -41.3; -162.8
Diameter128 km
Eponym Ivan Barma
Another MESSENGER image at higher sun angle Barma crater EN0263090101M.jpg
Another MESSENGER image at higher sun angle

Barma is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 128 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1982. Barma is named for the Russian architect Ivan Barma, who lived in the 16th century. [2]

Barma is south of Takayoshi crater.

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ↑ "Barma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 30 June 2012.


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