L'Engle (crater)

L'Engle is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Madeleine L'Engle.[1]

L'Engle
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates86.63°S 290.38°W / -86.63; -290.38
QuadrangleBach quadrangle
Diameter62 km
EponymMadeleine L'Engle

References

  1. "L'Engle". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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