Shevchenko (crater)

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Shevchenko
Shevchenko (MESSENGER).png
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 53°38′S46°01′W / 53.64°S 46.02°W / -53.64; -46.02
Quadrangle Discovery
Diameter 143 km (89 mi)
Eponym Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko

Shevchenko is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for Ukrainian poet Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko. [1]

On the west rim of Shevchenko is an unnamed smaller crater that has sharp features and contains hollows.

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References

  1. "Shevchenko". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 26 February 2022.