Chopin (crater)
Appearance
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 65°25′S 123°16′W / 65.42°S 123.27°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 131 km |
Eponym | Frédéric Chopin |
Chopin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 131 kilometers. Chopin is named for the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (lived 1810–49). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]
References
Links
- Spudis P. D., Prosser J. G. (1984). "Geologic Map of the Michelangelo Quadrangle of Mercury". U.S. Geological Survey.
- Maps of the region with current names of surface features: northern part, southern part