Kālidāsā (crater)

Kālidāsā
	MESSENGER image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	18°06′S 179°12′W / 18.1°S 179.2°WCoordinates: 18°06′S 179°12′W / 18.1°S 179.2°W
Quadrangle	Tolstoj quadrangle
Diameter	107 km
Eponym	Kālidāsa

Oblique view of Kālidāsā

Kālidāsā is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 107 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Kalidasa is named for the Indian writer Kālidāsa, who lived in the 5th century CE.^[2]

References[]

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

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