[1] Bashō crater is only 74.62 kilometers (46.37 mi) in diameter,[2] but is a prominent feature on Mercury's surface, due to its bright rays.

Photographs from NASA's Mariner 10 and MESSENGER spacecraft show a curious halo of dark material around the crater.

[3] The dark material is typically referred to as low-reflectance material (LRM) and there is evidence that it is caused by graphite.

[4] Bashō is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury.

This article about an impact crater on Mercury is a stub.