March (crater)
March is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. March is named for the Valencian poet in Catalan language Ausias March, who lived from 1397 to 1459.[2]
 March (center) Mosaic of Mariner 10 images | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31.1°N 175.5°W |
| Quadrangle | Shakespeare quadrangle |
| Diameter | 70 km |
| Eponym | Ausias March |
Approximate color MESSENGER WAC image
Oblique view of March crater
At the time of the Mariner 10 mission in 1974 and 1975, March and the three craters surrounding it were informally called the Teddy Bear.[3]
References
- Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- "March". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- Flight to Mercury. Bruce Murray and Eric Burgess, Columbia University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0231039963
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