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Crater on Mercury
Chopin
}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.

References

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

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