List of craters on Mercury
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Crater	Diameter ( km )	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref

Lange	176.23	2009	Dorothea Lange , American photographer	WGPSN

Larrocha	196	2013	Alicia de Larrocha , Spanish pianist	WGPSN

Laxness	25.89	2013	Halldór Laxness , Icelandic writer	WGPSN

L'Engle	62	2013	Madeleine L'Engle , American author	WGPSN

Lennon	95	2013	John Lennon , former Beatles member	WGPSN

Leopardi	71.45	1976	Giacomo Leopardi , Italian writer	WGPSN

Lermontov	166	1976	Mikhail Lermontov , Russian writer	WGPSN

Lessing	95	1985	Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , German dramatist	WGPSN

Li Ch'ing-Chao	69	1976	Li Qingzhao , Chinese writer	WGPSN

Li Po	126	1976	Li Bai , Chinese poet	WGPSN

Liang K'ai	145	1979	Liang Kai , Chinese artist	WGPSN

Lismer	139.12	2012	Arthur Lismer , Canadian painter	WGPSN

Liszt	79	1985	Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer	WGPSN

Lovecraft	51.97	2013	H. P. Lovecraft , American author	WGPSN

Lu Hsun	96	1976	Lu Xun , Chinese writer	WGPSN

Lysippus	155	1976	Lysippos , Ancient Greek sculptor	WGPSN

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An impact crater is an approximately circular depression in the surface of a planet , moon , or other solid body in the Solar System or elsewhere , formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller body . In contrast to volcanic craters , which result from explosion or internal collapse , impact craters typically have raised rims and floors that are lower in elevation than the surrounding terrain . Impact craters range from small , simple , bowl-shaped depressions to large , complex , multi-ringed impact basins . Meteor Crater is a well-known example of a small impact crater on Earth . Impact craters are the dominant geographic features on many solid Solar System objects including the Moon , Mercury , Callisto , Ganymede and most small moons and asteroids . On other planets and moons that experience more active surface geological processes , such as Earth , Venus , Mars , Europa , Io and Titan , visible impact craters are less common because they become eroded , buried or transformed by tectonics over time . Where such processes have destroyed most of the original crater topography , the terms impact structure or astrobleme are more commonly used . In early literature , before the significance of impact cratering was widely recognised , the terms cryptoexplosion or cryptovolcanic structure were often used to describe what are now recognised as impact-related features on Earth . The cratering records of very old surfaces , such as Mercury , the Moon , and the southern highlands of Mars , record a period of intense early bombardment in the inner Solar System around 3.9 billion years ago . The rate of crater production on Earth has since been considerably lower , but it is appreciable nonetheless ; Earth experiences from one to three impacts large enough to produce a 20-kilometre-diameter ( 12 mi ) crater about once every million years on average . This indicates that there should be far more relatively young craters on the planet than have been discovered so far . The cratering rate in the inner solar system fluctuates as a consequence of collisions in the asteroid belt that create a family of fragments that are often sent cascading into the inner solar system .
In geometry , a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle . It can also be defined as the longest chord of the circle . Both definitions are also valid for the diameter of a sphere . In more modern usage , the length of a diameter is also called the diameter . In this sense one speaks of the diameter rather than a diameter ( which refers to the line segment itself ) , because all diameters of a circle or sphere have the same length , this being twice the radius r .
An eponym is a person , place , or thing after whom or after which something is named , or believed to be named , or the thing so named . The adjectives derived from eponym include eponymous and eponymic . For example , Elizabeth I of England is the eponym of the Elizabethan era , and the eponymous founder of the Ford Motor Company refers to Henry Ford , and Ford and Elizabethan England are both eponyms .
Lange is a crater on Mercury . It appears to have been flooded by lava , with only faint traces remaining of a buried inner ring .
Dorothea Lange ( May 26 , 1895 - October 11 , 1965 ) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist , best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration ( FSA ) . Lange 's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression .
Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle ( 23 May 1923 - 25 September 2009 ) was a Spanish pianist and composer . She was considered one of the great piano legends of the 20th century . Reuters called her the greatest Spanish pianist in history , Time one of the world 's most outstanding pianists and The Guardian the leading Spanish pianist of her time . She won multiple Grammy Awards and a Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts . She is credited with bringing greater popularity to the compositions of Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados . In 1995 , she became the first Spanish artist to win the UNESCO Prize .
Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( Icelandic : [ ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaxsnɛs ] ( listen ) ; born Halldór Guðjónsson ; 23 April 1902 - 8 February 1998 ) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature . He wrote novels , poetry , newspaper articles , essays , plays , travelogues and short stories . Major influences included August Strindberg , Sigmund Freud , Knut Hamsun , Sinclair Lewis , Upton Sinclair , Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway .
Madeleine L'Engle Camp ( /ˈlɛŋɡəl/ ; November 29 , 1918 - September 6 , 2007 ) was an American writer of fiction , non-fiction , poetry , and young adult fiction , including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels : A Wind in the Door , A Swiftly Tilting Planet , Many Waters , and An Acceptable Time , a real pentalogy . Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in science . [ citation needed ]
Lennon is a crater on Mercury . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 2013 . Lennon is named for the English singer and songwriter John Lennon ( of The Beatles ) .
John Winston Ono Lennon [ nb 1 ] MBE ( born John Winston Lennon , 9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980 ) was an English singer , songwriter and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as the founder , co-lead vocalist , and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles . His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history . In 1969 , he started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife , Yoko Ono . After the Beatles disbanded in 1970 , Lennon continued as a solo artist and as Ono 's collaborator . Born in Liverpool , Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager . In 1956 , he formed his first band , the Quarrymen , which evolved into the Beatles in 1960 . He was initially the group 's de facto leader , a role gradually ceded to McCartney . Lennon was characterised for the rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music , writing , drawings , on film and in interviews . In the mid-1960s , he had two books published : In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works , both collections of nonsensical writings and line drawings . Starting with 1967 's All You Need Is Love , his lyrics espoused a pacifist message , and some of his songs were soon adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture . From 1968 to 1972 , Lennon produced more than a dozen records with Ono , including a trilogy of avant-garde albums , his first solo LP John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band , and the international top 10 singles Give Peace a Chance , Instant Karma ! , Imagine and Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) . Controversial through his political and peace activism , after moving to New York City in 1971 , his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a three-year attempt by the Nixon administration to deport him .
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With a line-up comprising John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they are regarded as the most influential band of all time . The group were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music 's recognition as an art form . Rooted in skiffle , beat and 1950s rock and roll , their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways ; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock . As pioneers in recording , songwriting and artistic presentation , the group revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era 's youth and sociocultural movements . Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960 , initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass . The core trio of Lennon , McCartney and Harrison , together since 1958 , went through a succession of drummers , including Pete Best , before asking Starr to join them in 1962 . Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings , greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit , Love Me Do , in late 1962 . As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed Beatlemania , the band acquired the nickname the Fab Four , with Epstein , Martin and other members of the band 's entourage sometimes given the informal title of fifth Beatle . By early 1964 , the Beatles were international stars , leading the British Invasion of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records . They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day 's Night ( 1964 ) . From 1965 onwards , they produced increasingly innovative recordings , including the albums Rubber Soul ( 1965 ) , Revolver ( 1966 ) and Sgt .
Leopardi is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 72 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 . Leopardi is named for the Italian writer Giacomo Leopardi , who lived from 1798 to 1837 .
Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi ( US : /ˈdʒɑːkəmoʊ ˌliːəˈpɑːrdi , - ˌleɪə-/ , Italian : [ ˈdʒaːkomo leoˈpardi ] ; 29 June 1798 - 14 June 1837 ) was an Italian philosopher , poet , essayist , and philologist . He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of the most important figures in the literature of the world , as well as one of the principal of literary romanticism ; his constant reflection on existence and on the human condition - of sensuous and materialist inspiration - has also earned him a reputation as a deep philosopher . He is widely seen as one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century . Although he lived in a secluded town in the conservative Papal States , he came into contact with the main ideas of the Enlightenment , and through his own literary evolution , created a remarkable and renowned poetic work , related to the Romantic era . The strongly lyrical quality of his poetry made him a central figure on the European and international literary and cultural landscape .
Lermontov is an impact crater on the planet Mercury , 152 kilometers in diameter . It is located at 15.2°N , 48.1°W , southwest of the crater Proust and northeast of the crater Giotto . It has a circular rim and a flat crater floor . Lermontov is likely a mature crater , but it remains a bright feature because of low opaque material on its floor . The crater is named after Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov , a 19th-century Russian poet . The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 . The crater floor is somewhat brighter than the exterior surface and is smooth with several irregularly shaped depressions . Such features , similar to those found on the floor of Praxiteles , may be evidence of past explosive volcanic activity on the crater floor . Lermontov appears reddish in enhanced-color views , suggesting that it has a different composition from the surrounding surface .
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov ( /ˈlɛərməntɔːf , -tɒf/ ; Russian : Михаил Юрьевич Лермонтов , IPA : [ mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf ] ; October 15 [ O.S . October 3 ] 1814 - July 27 [ O.S . July 15 ] 1841 ) was a Russian Romantic writer , poet and painter , sometimes called the poet of the Caucasus , the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin 's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism . His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times , not only through his poetry , but also through his prose , which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel .
Lessing is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 100 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985 . Lessing is named for the German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , who lived from 1729 to 1781 .
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ( /ˈlɛsɪŋ/ ; German : [ ˈlɛsɪŋ ] ; 22 January 1729 - 15 February 1781 ) was a German writer , philosopher , dramatist , publicist and art critic , and an outstanding representative of the Enlightenment era . His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature . He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg in his role at Abel Seyler 's Hamburg National Theatre .
Li Ch'ing-Chao is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 61 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 1976 . Li Ch'ing-Chao is named for the Chinese poet Li Qingzhao , who lived from 1081 to c. 1141 .
Li Qingzhao ( Chinese : 李清照 ; pinyin : Lǐ Qīngzhào ; Wade-Giles : Li Ch'ing-chao ; 1084 - c. 1155/1156 , alternatively 1081 - c. 1141 ) , pseudonym Householder of Yi'an ( 易安居士 ) , was a Chinese poet and essayist during the Song dynasty . She is considered one of the greatest poets in Chinese history .
Li Po is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 120 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 1976 . Li Po is named for the Chinese poet Li Bai , who lived from 701 to 762 .
Li Bai ( 701-762 ) , also known as Li Bo , courtesy name Taibai , was a Chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and a romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights . He and his friend Du Fu ( 712-770 ) were the two most prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry in the Tang dynasty , which is often called the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry . The expression Three Wonders denote Li Bai 's poetry , Pei Min 's swordplay , and Zhang Xu 's calligraphy . Around a thousand poems attributed to him are extant . His poems have been collected into the most important Tang dynasty poetry anthology Heyue yingling ji , compiled in 753 by Yin Fan , and thirty-four of his poems are included in the anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems , which was first published in the 18th century . [ citation needed ] In the same century , translations of his poems began to appear in Europe . The poems were models for celebrating the pleasures of friendship , the depth of nature , solitude , and the joys of drinking wine . Among the most famous are Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day , The Hard Road to Shu , and Quiet Night Thought , which still appear in school texts in China . In the West , multilingual translations of Li 's poems continue to be made . His life has even taken on a legendary aspect , including tales of drunkenness , chivalry , and the well-known fable that Li drowned when he reached from his boat to grasp the moon 's reflection in the river while drunk . Much of Li 's life is reflected in his poetry : places which he visited , friends whom he saw off on journeys to distant locations perhaps never to meet again , his own dream-like imaginations embroidered with shamanic overtones , current events of which he had news , descriptions taken from nature in a timeless moment of poetry , and so on . However , of particular importance are the changes in the times through which he lived .
Liang K'ai is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 140 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979 . Liang K'ai is named for the Chinese artist Liang Kai , who lived from 1140 to 1210 .
Liang Kai ( Chinese : 梁楷 ; pinyin : Liáng Kǎi ; c. 1140 - c. 1210 ) was a Chinese painter of the Southern Song Dynasty . He was also known as Madman Liang because of his very informal pictures . He was born in Shandong and worked in Lin An ( later Hangzhou ) . He is known to have studied with the master Jia Shigu . He was awarded the rank of Painter-in-Attendance at the court of Jia Tai ( 1201-1204 CE , Southern Song Dynasty ) where he was known for mastery in painting figures , landscapes , and other minor subjects . He is most famous for originating or developing the Xie Yi ( sometimes translated as sketch style ) of painting , where the objective is to evoke the subject or atmosphere with minimal use of detail ; it requires a profound mastery of painting technique and perfect concentration , but also allows for the beauty of accidental effects . He left his position at court to practise Chan Buddhism . Xie Yi style is closely associated with the sudden enlightenment , mindfulness , and spontaneity aspects of this school of Buddhism . Works generally attributed to Liáng Kǎi : painting of the poet Li Bai , the Drunken Celestial ( aka A Sage ) , The Sixth Patriarch Cutting Bamboo , and in a more academic style , a series called the Eight Eminent Monks paintings .
Arthur Lismer , CC ( 27 June 1885 - 23 March 1969 ) was an English-Canadian painter , educator , and member of the Group of Seven . He is known for his paintings of ships in dazzle camouflage .
Liszt is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 85 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 1985 . Liszt is named for the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt , who lived from 1811 to 1886 . Liszt lies on the west side of the Tolstoj basin .
Franz Liszt ( German : [ ˈlɪst ] ; Hungarian : Liszt Ferencz , in modern usage Liszt Ferenc [ ˈlist ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ] ; [ n 1 ] 22 October 1811 - 31 July 1886 ) was a Hungarian composer , virtuoso pianist , conductor , music teacher , arranger , and organist of the Romantic era . He was also a writer , a philanthropist , a Hungarian nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary . Liszt gained renown in Europe during the early nineteenth century for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist . He was a friend , musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time , including Frédéric Chopin , Richard Wagner , Hector Berlioz , Robert Schumann , Camille Saint-Saëns , Edvard Grieg , Ole Bull , Joachim Raff , Mikhail Glinka , and Alexander Borodin . A prolific composer , Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School ( German : Neudeutsche Schule ) . He left behind an extensive and diverse body of work which influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated 20th-century ideas and trends . Among Liszt 's musical contributions were the symphonic poem , developing thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form , and radical innovations in harmony .
Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( US : /ˈlʌvkræft/ ; August 20 , 1890 - March 15 , 1937 ) was an American writer of weird fiction and horror fiction , who is known for his creation of what became the Cthulhu Mythos . [ n 1 ] Born in Providence , Rhode Island , Lovecraft spent most of his life within New England . He was born into affluence , which ended with the death of his grandfather . In 1913 , he wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction . During the interwar period , he wrote and published stories that focused on his interpretation of humanity 's place in the universe . In his view , humanity was an unimportant part of an uncaring cosmos that could be swept away at any moment . These stories also included fantastic elements that represented the perceived fragility of anthropocentrism . Lovecraft was at the center of a wider body of authors known as The Lovecraft Circle . This group wrote stories that frequently shared details between them . He was also a prolific writer of letters . He maintained a correspondence with several different authors and literary proteges . According to some estimates , he wrote approximately 100,000 letters over the course of his lifetime .
Lu Hsun is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 98 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) in 1976 . Lu Hsun is named for the Chinese writer Lu Xun , who lived from 1881 to 1936 .
Lu Xun ( Wade-Giles romanisation : Lu Hsün ) was the pen name of Zhou Shuren ( 25 September 1881 - 19 October 1936 ) , a Chinese writer , essayist , poet , and literary critic . He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature . Writing in Vernacular Chinese and Classical Chinese , he was a short story writer , editor , translator , literary critic , essayist , poet , and designer . In the 1930s , he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai . Lu Xun was born into a family of landlords and government officials in Shaoxing , Zhejiang ; the family 's financial resources declined over the course of his youth . Lu aspired to take the imperial civil service exam , but due to his family 's relative poverty he was forced to attend government-funded schools teaching Western education . Upon graduation , Lu went to medical school in Japan but later dropped out . He became interested in studying literature but was eventually forced to return to China because of his family 's lack of funds . After returning to China , Lu worked for several years teaching at local secondary schools and colleges before finally finding a job at the Republic of China Ministry of Education . After the 1919 May Fourth Movement , Lu Xun 's writing began to exert a substantial influence on Chinese literature and popular culture . Like many leaders of the May Fourth Movement , he was primarily a leftist . He was highly acclaimed by the Chinese government after 1949 , when the People 's Republic of China was founded , and Mao Zedong himself was a lifelong admirer of Lu Xun 's writing .
Lysippus is a crater on Mercury . It has a diameter of 140 kilometers . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 . Lysippus is named for the Greek sculptor Lysippos , who lived in the 4th century BCE .
Lysippos ( /laɪˈsɪpɒs/ ; Greek : Λύσιππος ) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC . Together with Scopas and Praxiteles , he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era , bringing transition into the Hellenistic period . Problems confront the study of Lysippos because of the difficulty of identifying his style among the copies which survive . Not only did he have a large workshop and many disciples in his immediate circle , but there is understood to have been a market for replicas of his work , supplied from outside his circle , both in his lifetime and later in the Hellenistic and Roman periods . The Victorious Youth or Getty bronze , which resurfaced around 1972 , has been associated with him .