Roerich (crater)

Roerich is a crater on Mercury, near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2013, after the Russian painter Nicholas Roerich.[1]

Roerich
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates84.39°S 58.94°W / -84.39; -58.94
QuadrangleBach quadrangle
Diameter111.67 km
EponymNicholas Roerich

References

  1. "Roerich". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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