Gogol (crater)

Gogol

MESSENGER NAC
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	28°16′S147°28′W / 28.26°S 147.46°W / -28.26; -147.46
Diameter	79 km (49 mi)
Eponym	Nikolai Gogol

Gogol at center with unnamed craters to east and west

Gogol is a crater on Mercury. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Gogol is named for the Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol, who lived from 1809 to 1852. ^[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

The large crater Vālmiki is to the northeast of Gogol. Bartók is to the east.

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Gogol". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 1 September 2022.
3. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.