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Theophanes (crater)
Crater on Mercury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theophanes is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Byzantine painter Theophanes.[1]
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78 |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 46 km |
Eponym | Theophanes |
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Hollows are present within Theophanes and to the west of the crater.