Sholem Aleichem (crater)
Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem.[1] The plains deposits filling the crater's interior have been deformed by linear ridges.[2]
 MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem in lower right foreground | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°N 56.5°W |
| Quadrangle | Victoria |
| Diameter | 190 km (120 mi) |
| Eponym | Sholom Aleichem |
Adjacent to Sholem Aleichem to the southeast is the older and larger crater Vyāsa, and further to the east is Stravinsky. To the south and southeast are the similarly sized craters Al-Hamadhani and Scarlatti. To the west are To Ngoc Van and Bruegel. To the northwest is Al-Akhtal.
Hollows
Approximate color image of western Sholem Aleichem crater, showing the hollows as white patches
Very high-resolution image of hollows in the crater. Image is about 1.5 kilometers wide.
References
- MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging Archived 2014-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging Archived 2013-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- MESSENGER - Featured Image March 12, 2014 Archived March 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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