Alencar (crater)

Alencar is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 120 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Alencar is named for the Brazilian novel writer José de Alencar, who lived from 1829 to 1877.[2]

Alencar
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates63.5°S 103.5°W / -63.5; -103.5
QuadrangleMichelangelo quadrangle
Diameter120 km
EponymJosé de Alencar
Oblique view of Alencar crater

Alencar is located to the north of the larger crater Bach.

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


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