An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A large impact crater on a planet or moon, typically several hundred kilometers across, flooded with basaltic lava and surrounded by concentric rings of faulted cliffs.

Etymology (EN): From O.Fr. bacin, from V.L. *baccinum, from L. bacca “water vessel,” perhaps originally Gaulish.

Etymology (PE): Howzé, from howz “pond, a large reservoir of water” (from Ar. hauz) + -é noun suffix.