Li Chʽing-Chao (crater)

Li Chʻing-Chao is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 61 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Li Chʻing-Chao is named for the Chinese poet Li Qingzhao, who lived from 1081 to c. 1141.[2]

Li Chʻing-Chao
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates77.1°S 73.1°W / -77.1; -73.1
QuadrangleBach
Diameter61 km
EponymLi Qingzhao
Li Chʻing-Chao is at the top of this MESSENGER image. Sadī is right of center, and Roerich is in lower left.

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Li Chʻing-Chao". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.


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