L'Engle | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | -86.63°N -290.38°W |
Eponym: | Madeleine L'Engle |
L'Engle is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Madeleine L'Engle.[1]
L'Engle has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow.[2] So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Lovecraft, and Hurley.