Pasch_(crater)

Pasch (crater)

Pasch (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Pasch is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012. Pasch is named for the Swedish painter Ulrika Pasch.[1]

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Exaggerated color image with Pasch in upper right

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.

  • View of central peak complex looking southeast
  • Similar view looking east

References

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