Sholem Aleichem (crater)

Sholem Aleichem
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MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem in lower right foreground
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationVictoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates51°00′N 56°30′W / 51°N 56.5°W / 51; -56.5
Diameter190 km (120 mi)
EponymSholom Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. The inter-crater plain deposits have been deformed by linear ridges.[1]

Adjacent to the Sholem Aleichem crater to the southeast is the older and larger Vyāsa crater. Further to the east is Stravinsky crater. To the south and southeast are the similarly sized Al-Hamadhani crater and Scarlatti crater. To the west are To Ngoc Van crater and Bruegel crater. To the northwest is Al-Akhtal crater.

  1. ^ "MESSENGER VIEWS MERCURY'S HORIZON". Retrieved May 11, 2022.