Barma (crater)

Barma
	MESSENGER image
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	41°18′S 162°48′W / 41.3°S 162.8°W
Diameter	128 km
Eponym	Ivan Barma

Barma is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 128 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1982. Barma is named for the Russian architect Ivan Barma, who lived in the 16th century.^[2]

Barma is south of Takayoshi crater.

References

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Barma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Barma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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