Chopin (crater)

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Mosaic of photos by MESSENGER centered on Chopin
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationMichelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates65°25′S 123°16′W / 65.42°S 123.27°W / -65.42; -123.27
Diameter131 km
EponymFrédéric Chopin

Chopin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 131 kilometers. Chopin is named for the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (lived 1810–49). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

  1. ^ "Chopin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2012.