Ts'ao Chan (crater)
Ts'ao Chan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for the Chinese writer Ts'ao Chan.[1]
 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13.31°S 142.35°W |
| Diameter | 110 km |
| Eponym | Cao Xueqin (Ts'ao Chan) |
Mariner 10 image, with Ts'ao Chan at left
Ts'ao Chan is to the southwest of the larger crater Mark Twain.
References
- "Ts'ao Chan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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