Sholem Aleichem (crater)

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Sholem Aleichem (crater)

MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem
Coordinates 51° N, 56.5° W
Diameter 190 km
Eponym Sholom Aleichem
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Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer[1]. The plains deposits filling the crater's interior have been deformed by linear ridges.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
  2. ^ MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging
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