Theophanes (crater)
Appearance
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Crater on Mercury
Crater on Mercury
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 5°01′S 142°47′W / 5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78 |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 46 km |
Eponym | Theophanes |
Theophanes is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Byzantine painter Theophanes.[1]
Hollows are present within Theophanes and to the west of the crater.
References
[edit]- ^ "Theophanes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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