Qi Baishi (crater) explained

Qi Baishi
Location:Tolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Type:Impact crater
Coordinates:-4.2°N -196°W
Eponym:Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi is a crater on Mercury. The crater was named after famed Chinese painter Qi Baishi. The crater has an asymmetric pattern of ejecta rays, which formed by an object traveling to the east or to the west and impacting Mercury's surface at a very low incidence angle. However, Qi Baishi crater is still roughly circular, which is in contrast to the elongated shape of neighboring Hovnatanian crater.[1]

Qi Baishi was named by the IAU on Nov 20, 2008.[2]

Notes and References

  1. MESSENGER

    Low-angle Impacts: A Look at Qi Baishi and Hovnatanian.

  2. Web site: Qi Baishi . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 26 February 2024.