Mofolo (crater)

Mofolo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 114 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Mofolo is named for the Basotho writer Thomas Mofolo, who lived from 1876 or 1877 to 1948.[2]

Mofolo
PlanetMercury
Coordinates37.7°S 28.2°W / -37.7; -28.2
Diameter114 km
EponymThomas Mofolo

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Mofolo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


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