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| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 86°38′S 290°23′W / 86.63°S 290.38°W |
| Quadrangle | Bach |
| Diameter | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Eponym | Madeleine L'Engle |
L'Engle is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Madeleine L'Engle.[1]
L'Engle has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow.[2] So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Lovecraft, and Hurley.
- ^ "L'Engle". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington