Balzac (crater)

Balzac is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Balzac is named for the French writer Honoré de Balzac, who lived from 1799 to 1850.[1]

Balzac
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates10.62°N 144.67°W / 10.62; -144.67
QuadrangleTolstoj quadrangle
Diameter67 km
EponymHonoré de Balzac

Balzac is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.[2]

Hollows are present within Balzac.

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References

  1. "Balzac". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.


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