Balanchine is a crater on the

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Mercury. It possesses a ray system of slightly bluish rays. These rays inspired the name of the crater due to their similarity to the tutu in George Balanchine's ''Serenade''. Extensive Hollows are present within Balanchine. Balanchine crater EN1040112892M

Balanchine lies in the northeast portion of the

Caloris Basin Caloris Planitia is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally named Caloris, about in diameter. It is one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System. "Calor" is Latin for "heat" and the basin is so-named because the Su ...

. To the northeast of Balanchine is

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crater, and to the southeast is

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Image of the crater
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