Tsʽao Chan (crater)

Tsʻao Chan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for the Chinese writer Tsʻao Chan.[1]

Tsʻao Chan
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates13.31°S 142.35°W / -13.31; -142.35
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter110 km
EponymCao Xueqin (Tsʻao Chan)
Mariner 10 image, with Tsʻao Chan at left

Tsʻao Chan is to the southwest of the larger crater Mark Twain.

References

  1. "Tsʻao Chan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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