 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°19′S 142°21′W / 13.31°S 142.35°W / -13.31; -142.35 |
| Quadrangle | Beethoven |
| Diameter | 110 km |
| Eponym | Cao Xueqin (Tsʻao Chan) |
Tsʻao Chan is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, for the Chinese writer Tsʻao Chan.
Tsʻao Chan is to the southwest of the larger crater Mark Twain.
References
- "Tsʻao Chan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
