Theophanes (crater)

Theophanes
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates5°01′S 142°47′W / 5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter46 km
EponymTheophanes
Theophanes crater and hollows to the west

Theophanes is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Byzantine painter Theophanes.[1]

Hollows are present within Theophanes and to the west of the crater.

References

  1. ^ "Theophanes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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