Chŏng Ch'ŏl (crater)

Chŏng Ch'ŏl
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	46.4°N 116.2°W
Diameter	143 km
Eponym	Jeong Cheol

Chŏng Ch'ŏl is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 143 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Chong Ch'ol is named for the Korean poet Jeong Cheol, who lived from 1536 to 1593.[2]

References

Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
"Chong Ch'ol". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Chong Ch'ol". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.