Kālidāsā (crater) explained

Kālidāsā
Location:	Tolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Peak-ring impact basin
Coordinates:	-18.21°N -179.82°W
Eponym:	Kālidāsa

Kālidāsā is a crater on Mercury.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Kalidasa is named for the Indian writer Kālidāsa, who lived in the 5th century CE.^[2]

Kālidāsā is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[3]

To the north of Kālidāsā is Tir Planitia, and to the east is the Tolstoj basin. To the south is Hauptmann crater.

Notes and References

1. Book: Moore, Patrick . The Data Book of Astronomy . 2000 . . 0-7503-0620-3.
2. Web site: Kalidasa . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 18 August 2022.
3. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.