Balzac (crater)
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Balzac is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Balzac is named for the French writer Honoré de Balzac, who lived from 1799 to 1850. The crater was
MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Balzac
MESSENGER mosaic
Approximate color image of Balzac crater
Oblique view of northern Balzac
Tolstoj quadrangle
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The Tolstoj quadrangle in the equatorial region of Mercury runs from 144 to 216° longitude and -25 to 25° latitude. It was provisionally called "Tir", but renamed after Leo Tolstoy by the Internationa
Part of eastern Tolstoj quadrangle is shown in the foreground, including Zeami, Sophocles, and Goya craters.