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Crater on Mercury
Andal
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Feature typeImpact crater
LocationMercury
Coordinates47°31′S 37°43′W / 47.52°S 37.71°W / -47.52; -37.71
Diameter109 km (68 mi)
EponymAndal

Andal is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Andal is named for the Tamil writer Andal, who lived in the 10th century.

The crater Africanus Horton is to the southwest of Andal.

References

  1. "Andal". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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