Pasch (crater)

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Pasch
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MESSENGER WAC
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 46°07′N225°15′W / 46.12°N 225.25°W / 46.12; -225.25
Quadrangle Raditladi
Diameter 37.0 km (23.0 mi)
Eponym Ulrika Pasch
Exaggerated color image with Pasch in upper right Pasch crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg
Exaggerated color image with Pasch in upper right

Pasch is a crater on Mercury, named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012 after Swedish painter Ulrika Pasch. [1]

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Location

Pasch is located northwest of the Caloris basin and north of the plains of Mearcair Planitia.

Hollows

Hollows are present on the central peak complex, floor, and walls of Pasch crater.

References

  1. ↑ "Pasch". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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