Chao Meng-Fu (Mercury)

Chinese painter and calligrapher (1254-1322).

This combined with bright radar echoes from the location of the crater leads scientists to suspect that it may shelter large quantities of ice protected against sublimation into the near-vacuum by the constant -171 °C temperatures. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Mercury they are named after deceased artists, musicians, painters, and authors who have made outstanding or fundamental contributions to their field and have been recognized as art historically significant figures for more than 50 years.

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NW 1267 km

Scopas

MRV
19 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
15 Days 21 Hours

N 590 km

Dickens

MRV
9 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 9 Hours

NE 1420 km

Cervantes

MRV
22 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 19 Hours

W 3375 km

Sher-Gil

MRV
2 Days 4 Hours
Walking
42 Days 8 Hours

Chao Meng-Fu

-88.42° N 203.64° E

E 745 km

Petronius

MRV
11 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 8 Hours

SW 3691 km

Prokofiev

MRV
2 Days 9 Hours
Walking
46 Days 7 Hours

S 2223 km

Hokusai

MRV
1 Day 10 Hours
Walking
27 Days 21 Hours

SE 402 km

Aristoxenus(next)

MRV
6 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 1 Hour

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