March (crater)
March is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. March is named for the Valencian poet in Catalan language Ausias March, who lived from 1397 to 1459.[2]
 March (center) Mosaic of Mariner 10 images | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31.1°N 175.5°W |
| Diameter | 70 km |
| Eponym | Ausias March |
At the time of the Mariner 10 mission in 1974 and 1975, March and the three craters surrounding it were informally called the Teddy Bear.[3]
References
- Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- "March". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- Flight to Mercury. Bruce Murray and Eric Burgess, Columbia University Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0231039963
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