Chopin (crater)

Chopin
	Mosaic of photos by MESSENGER
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	65.42°S 123.27°W
Quadrangle	Michelangelo quadrangle
Diameter	131 km
Eponym	Frédéric 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]

References

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

Spudis P. D., Prosser J. G. (1984). "Geologic Map of the Michelangelo Quadrangle of Mercury". U.S. Geological Survey.
Maps of the region with current names of surface features: northern part, southern part

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