Alencar (crater)

Alencar
	MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	63.5°S 103.5°W
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	120 km
Eponym	José de Alencar

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]

Oblique view of Alencar crater

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

References

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

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[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.