Bek is a crater on
Mercury. It has a diameter of 32 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreac ...
(IAU) in 2010. Bek is named for the Egyptian sculptor
Bek, who lived in the 14th century BCE.
Bek is north of
Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...
crater.
File:Bek crater EW0211111727G.3band.mapped.png, Bek crater in approximate color, with its prominent bluish rays
File:Bek crater EN0238697065M EN0238697075M.jpg, Highest resolution images of Bek obtained by MESSENGER
References
Impact craters on Mercury
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