Chŏng Chŏl is a crater on
Mercury
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. It has a diameter of 143 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the
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(IAU) in 1979. Chŏng Chŏl is named for the Korean poet
Jeong Cheol
Jeong Cheol (Hangul: 정철, Hanja: 鄭澈; 18 December 1536 – 7 February 1594) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham (계함) and Songgang (송강), and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang. He was expelled by the ...
, who lived from 1536 to 1593.
Chŏng Chŏl lies at the north margin of
Sobkou Planitia
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. To the north is
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crater, to the northeast are
To Ngoc Van and
Bruegel, and to the southeast is
Whitman.
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