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Tsʽai Wen-Chi (crater)

Coordinates: 23°28′N 23°09′W / 23.47°N 23.15°W / 23.47; -23.15
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Tsʻai Wen-Chi
MESSENGER wide angle camera image of Rodin (right) and Tsʻai Wen-Chi (left)
PlanetMercury
Coordinates23°28′N 23°09′W / 23.47°N 23.15°W / 23.47; -23.15
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter124 km
EponymCai Yan (Cai Wenji)

Tsʻai Wen-Chi is an impact crater on the planet Mercury. It is located northwest of the larger Rodin crater. It is named for the Chinese composer Cai Yan. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

Tsʻai Wen-Chi contains hollows.

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  1. ^ "Tsʻai Wen-Chi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 February 2020.