Kuan_Han-Chʻing_(crater)

Kuan Han-Chʽing (crater)

Kuan Han-Chʽing (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Kuan Han-Chʻing is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Kuan Han-Chʻing is named for the Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing, who lived from 1241 to 1320.[2]

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Kuan Han-Chʽing is northeast of the large crater Praxiteles and south of Velázquez crater.

  • Most of Kuan Han-Chʽing crater (right)
  • Hollows within a small crater in Kuan Han-Chʽing crater


References

  1. [1]
    Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. [2]
    "Kuan Han-Chʻing". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 29 January 2023.


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