Sholem Aleichem (crater)
MESSENGER photo of Sholem Aleichem in lower right foreground | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Victoria quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 50°55′N 90°29′W / 50.92°N 90.48°W |
| Diameter | 196.0 km (121.8 mi) |
| Eponym | Sholom Aleichem |
Sholem Aleichem is a crater on Mercury, named after the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem in 1979. The inter-crater plain deposits have been deformed by linear ridges.
Adjacent to the Sholem Aleichem crater to the southeast is the older and larger Vyāsa crater. Further to the east is Stravinsky. To the south and southeast are the similarly sized Al-Hamadhani and Scarlatti. To the west is Halim. To the northwest is Al-Akhtal.