 MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Ahmed Baba | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
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| Location | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 17°24′N 126°48′W / 17.4°N 126.8°W / 17.4; -126.8 |
| Diameter | 127 km (79 mi) |
| Eponym | Ahmad Baba al Massufi |
Ahmad Baba is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 127 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979.
Ahmad Baba is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. Hollows are present within the crater.
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Another MESSENGER image, with illumination opposite that of the image in the infobox
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Hollows located on the south-facing slope of Ahmad Baba's peak ring
References
- Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- "Ahmad Baba". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
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