Bagryana (crater)

Bagryana
Oblique view of Bagryana from the MESSENGER NAC instrument
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationEminescu quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates3°53′S 283°44′W / 3.89°S 283.73°W / -3.89; -283.73
Diameter101 km (63 mi)
EponymElisaveta Bagryana

Bagryana is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2017, after Bulgarian poet Elisaveta Bagryana.

Bagryana lies on the southern margin of Apārangi Planitia.

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