Gluck (crater)

Gluck is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gluck is named for the Austrian composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, who lived from 1714 to 1787.[2]

Gluck
PlanetMercury
Coordinates37.3°N 18.1°W / 37.3; -18.1
Diameter100 km
EponymChristoph Willibald Gluck

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Gluck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.


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