Chopin | |
Location: | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Central-peak impact crater |
Coordinates: | -65.42°N -123.27°W |
Diameter: | 131 km |
Eponym: | Frédéric 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.[1]