Chaikovskij (crater)

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Chaikovskij (crater)
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 7°24′N 50°24′W / 7.4°N 50.4°W / 7.4; -50.4Coordinates: 7°24′N 50°24′W / 7.4°N 50.4°W / 7.4; -50.4
Diameter 165 km
Eponym Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Chaikovskij (sometimes Tchaikovsky) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 165 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Chaikovskij is named for the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who lived from 1840 to 1893.[2]

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3. 
  2. "Chaikovskij". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012. 
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