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Sholem Aleichem (crater)

Coordinates: 50°55′N 90°29′W / 50.92°N 90.48°W / 50.92; -90.48
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Sholem Aleichem
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MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem in lower right foreground
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationVictoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates50°55′N 90°29′W / 50.92°N 90.48°W / 50.92; -90.48
Diameter196.0 km (121.8 mi)
EponymSholom Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem in 1979.[1] The inter-crater plain deposits have been deformed by linear ridges.[2]

Adjacent to the Sholem Aleichem crater to the southeast is the older and larger Vyāsa crater. Further to the east is Stravinsky. To the south and southeast are the similarly sized Al-Hamadhani and Scarlatti. To the west is Halim. To the northwest is Al-Akhtal.

Hollows

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  • Approximate color image of western Sholem Aleichem crater, showing the hollows as white patches
    Approximate color image of western Sholem Aleichem crater, showing the hollows as white patches
  • MESSENGER image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem.[3]
    MESSENGER image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem.[3]
  • Very high-resolution image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem. Width is approximately 1.5 kilometers.
    Very high-resolution image of hollows within Sholem Aleichem. Width is approximately 1.5 kilometers.

References

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  1. ^ "Sholem Aleichem". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ "MESSENGER VIEWS MERCURY'S HORIZON". Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "MESSENGER - Featured Image March 12, 2014". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2022.


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