Andal (crater)

Andal

MESSENGER image
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Mercury
Coordinates	47°31′S 37°43′W / 47.52°S 37.71°W / -47.52; -37.71
Diameter	109 km (68 mi)
Eponym	Andal

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.^[1]

The crater Africanus Horton is to the southwest of Andal.

References

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