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Li Chʽing-Chao (crater)

Coordinates: 77°06′S 73°06′W / 77.1°S 73.1°W / -77.1; -73.1
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Li Chʻing-Chao
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MESSENGER NAC image of Li Chʻing-Chao
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates77°06′S 73°06′W / 77.1°S 73.1°W / -77.1; -73.1
Diameter61 km
EponymLi Qingzhao
Li Chʻing-Chao is at the top of this MESSENGER image. Sadī is right of center, and Roerich is in lower left.

Li Chʻing-Chao is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 61 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Li Chʻing-Chao is named for the Chinese poet Li Qingzhao, who lived from 1081 to c. 1141.[2]

The northern rim of Li Chʻing-Chao is in permanent shadow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Li Chʻing-Chao". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington


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