Ma Chih-Yuan (crater)

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Ma Chih-Yuan
Ma Chih-Yuan crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 60°01′S78°01′W / 60.01°S 78.01°W / -60.01; -78.01
Quadrangle Discovery
Diameter 197.0 km (122.4 mi)
Eponym Ma Zhiyuan

Ma Chih-Yuan is a crater on Mercury. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Ma Chih-Yuan is named for the Chinese playwright Ma Zhiyuan, who lived in the 13th century CE. [2]

Ma Chih-Yuan is one of many peak ring basins on Mercury. It is ancient and highly eroded, unlike Raditladi, for example.

To the east of Ma Chih-Yuan is Rabelais crater. To the northeast is Coleridge crater, and to the southwest is Sei crater.

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References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Ma Chih-Yuan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 9 July 2022.