Pasch (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox crater data

| title = Pasch

| image = Pasch crater EW0251199432G.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC

| globe = Mercury

| coordinates = {{coord|46.12|N|225.25|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|37.0|km}}

| eponym = Ulrika Pasch

}}

File:Pasch crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg

Pasch is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012. Pasch is named for the Swedish painter Ulrika Pasch.{{cite web |url = https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14969|title = Pasch |publisher = IAU/NASA/USGS |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 13 July 2022}}

Pasch is located northwest of the Caloris basin, and north of the plains of Mearcair Planitia.