Chopin (crater)

Chopin
Mosaic of photos by MESSENGER
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 65°25′S 123°16′W / 65.42°S 123.27°W / -65.42; -123.27Coordinates: 65°25′S 123°16′W / 65.42°S 123.27°W / -65.42; -123.27
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

  1. ↑ "Chopin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  • 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


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