Bechet (crater)

Bechet is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. Most of the crater floor is in permanent shadow.

Bechet

MESSENGER image of Bechet, with much of its crater floor permanently shadowed from view
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Borealis quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	83.08°N 93.66°W / 83.08; -93.66
Diameter	17.6 km
Eponym	Sidney Bechet

Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2013, for the American jazz musician and composer Sidney Bechet.^[1]