Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 6°24′N 259°35′W / 6.40°N 259.59°W |
Quadrangle | Eminescu |
Diameter | 167 km (104 mi) |
Eponym | Dorothea Lange |
Lange is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 2009 after American photographer Dorothea Lange. [1]
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]
Planet | Mercury |
---|---|
Coordinates | 6°24′N 259°35′W / 6.40°N 259.59°W |
Quadrangle | Eminescu |
Diameter | 167 km (104 mi) |
Eponym | Dorothea Lange |
Lange is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 2009 after American photographer Dorothea Lange. [1]
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]