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Lange (crater)
Crater on Mercury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lange is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 2009 after American photographer Dorothea Lange.[1]
Quick Facts Feature type, Location ...
![]() Lange crater, next to Benoit crater | |
Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
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Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 6.40°N 259.59°W / 6.40; -259.59 |
Diameter | 167 km (104 mi) |
Eponym | Dorothea Lange |
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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]
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