Theophanes (crater)

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

Theophanes
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter46 km
EponymTheophanes

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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