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Chŏng_Chʼŏl_(crater) Latitude and Longitude:

46°52′N 117°19′W / 46.87°N 117.31°W / 46.87; -117.31
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Chŏng Chʼŏl
Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER WAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 46°52′N 117°19′W / 46.87°N 117.31°W / 46.87; -117.31
Quadrangle Shakespeare
Diameter143 km (89 mi)
Eponym Jeong Cheol
Small crater on east rim of Chŏng Chʼŏl crater

Chŏng Chʼŏl is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 143 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Chŏng Chʼŏl is named for the Korean poet Jeong Cheol, who lived from 1536 to 1593. [2]

Chŏng Chʼŏl lies at the north margin of Sobkou Planitia. To the north is Burns crater, to the northeast are To Ngoc Van and Bruegel, and to the southeast is Whitman.


References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN  0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Chŏng Chʼŏl". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 24 May 2022.