Bashō (crater)
Bashō is a crater on Mercury named after Matsuo Bashō, a 17th-century Japanese writer. Bashō crater is only 74.62 kilometers (46.37 mi) in diameter, but is a prominent feature on Mercury's surface, due to its bright rays. Photographs from NASA's Mariner 10 and MESSENGER spacecraft show a curious halo of dark material around the crater.
MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32.4°S 170.36°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| Diameter | 74.62 km (46.37 mi) |
| Eponym | Matsuo Bashō |
Bashō is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.
- Mariner 10 image
- Image from MESSENGER's first flyby in January 2008
- MESSENGER image
- Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER, with Tolstoj at top and Bashō in lower left
- Similar image centered on Bashō
- Oblique view from MESSENGER
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