Kuan Han-Chʽing (crater)
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Victoria quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 29°26′N 53°40′W / 29.44°N 53.67°W |
| Diameter | 143.0 km (88.9 mi) |
| Eponym | Guan Hanqing |
Kuan Han-Chʻing is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Kuan Han-Chʻing is named for the Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing, who lived from 1241 to 1320.[2]
Kuan Han-Chʽing is northeast of the large crater Praxiteles and south of Velázquez crater. Carvalho crater is to the southeast.
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Most of Kuan Han-Chʽing crater (right) -
Hollows within a small crater in Kuan Han-Chʽing crater
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Kuan Han-Chʻing". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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