Sholem Aleichem (crater)

Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. The inter-crater plain deposits have been deformed by linear ridges.[1]

Sholem Aleichem
MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem in lower right foreground
PlanetMercury
Coordinates51°N 56.5°W / 51; -56.5
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter190 km (120 mi)
EponymSholom Aleichem

Adjacent to the Sholem Aleichem crater to the southeast is the older and larger Vyāsa crater. Further to the east is Stravinsky crater. To the south and southeast are the similarly sized Al-Hamadhani crater and Scarlatti crater. To the west are To Ngoc Van crater and Bruegel crater. To the northwest is Al-Akhtal crater.

Hollows
  • Approximate color image of western Sholem Aleichem crater, showing the hollows as white patches
    Approximate color image of western Sholem Aleichem crater, showing the hollows as white patches
  • MESSENGER image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem.
    MESSENGER image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem.[2]
  • Very high-resolution image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem. Width is approximately 1.5 kilometers.
    Very high-resolution image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem. Width is approximately 1.5 kilometers.

References
  1. "MESSENGER VIEWS MERCURY'S HORIZON". Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. "MESSENGER - Featured Image March 12, 2014". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2022.


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