Lange (crater)
Crater on Mercury
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Lange is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 2009 after American photographer Dorothea Lange.[1]
Feature typePeak-ring impact basin
LocationEminescu quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates6.40°N 259.59°W
Diameter167 km (104 mi)
Lange crater, next to Benoit crater | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 6.40°N 259.59°W |
| 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]
