Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 53°38′S 46°01′W / 53.64°S 46.02°W / -53.64; -46.02 |
Quadrangle | Discovery |
Diameter | 143 km (89 mi) |
Eponym | Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko |
Shevchenko is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for Ukrainian poet Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko.[1]
On the west rim of Shevchenko is an unnamed smaller crater that has sharp features and contains hollows.