Wu Shujuan (crater)

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Wu Shujuan
Wu Shujuan crater EN1034544987M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 70°48′S346°44′W / 70.80°S 346.73°W / -70.80; -346.73
Quadrangle Bach
Diameter 109.0 km (67.7 mi)
Eponym Wu Shujuan
Oblique view with Wu Shujuan at center, and Nairne above left of center Wu Shujuan crater EN1066214090M.jpg
Oblique view with Wu Shujuan at center, and Nairne above left of center

Wu Shujuan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 14, 2024. The crater is named for Chinese painter Wu Shujuan (1853-1930). [1]

Wu Shujuan is east of Nairne crater. El Husseini crater is southeast of Wu Shujuan.

References

  1. ↑ "Wu Shujuan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 26 November 2024.


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