Tsʻao Chan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for the Chinese writer Tsʻao Chan.[1]
 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°19′S 142°21′W / 13.31°S 142.35°W |
| Quadrangle | Beethoven |
| Diameter | 110 km |
| Eponym | Cao Xueqin (Tsʻao Chan) |
Tsʻao Chan is to the southwest of the larger crater Mark Twain.
References
edit- ^ "Tsʻao Chan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.