Gogol (crater)

Gogol
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	28°06′S 146°24′W / 28.1°S 146.4°WCoordinates: 28°06′S 146°24′W / 28.1°S 146.4°W
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	87 km
Eponym	Nikolai Gogol

Gogol is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 87 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Gogol is named for the Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol, who lived from 1809 to 1852.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Gogol". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Gogol". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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