Lange (crater)
Lange is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 2009 after American photographer Dorothea Lange.[1]
 Lange crater, next to Benoit crater | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6.40°N 259.59°W |
| Quadrangle | Eminescu |
| Diameter | 167 km (104 mi) |
| Eponym | Dorothea Lange |
Lange appears to have been flooded by lava, with only faint traces remaining of a buried inner ring.[2] It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[3]
Lange crater
References
- "Lange". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Honoring Haitian Painter Benoit and American Photographer Lange, Release Date: January 19, 2010, JHU/APL
- Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
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