Bechet
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates83°05′N 93°40′W / 83.08°N 93.66°W / 83.08; -93.66
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter17.6 km
EponymSidney Bechet

Bechet is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. Most of the crater floor is in permanent shadow.

Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2013, for the American jazz musician and composer Sidney Bechet.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bechet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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