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MESSENGER NAC
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 68°11′S 355°57′W / 68.19°S 355.95°W / -68.19; -355.95 |
Quadrangle | Bach |
Diameter | 42.0 km (26.1 mi) |
Eponym | Bessie MacNicol |
MacNicol is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2022. MacNicol is named for the Scottish painter Bessie MacNicol, who lived from 1869 to 1904.[1]
To the southeast of MacNicol is the crater Nairne.
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