File:Li Po crater on Mercury - PIA18726.jpg

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DescriptionLi Po crater on Mercury - PIA18726.jpg	English: Description from NASA photojournal: The lower half of this image is dominated by the large, degraded crater Li Po. A Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty who lived from 701 to 762, Li Po is also known as "Li Bai". He is famous for poems about friendship, nature, and the drinking of wine. It is said that he drowned when he reached from his boat, trying to catch the Moon's reflection in the river. Li's poem "A Quiet Night Thought" is reproduced below. A Quiet Night Thought In front of my bed, there is bright moonlight. It appears to be frost on the ground. I lift my head and gaze at the August Moon, I lower my head and think of my hometown. Date acquired: October 29, 2011; Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 228371401; Image ID: 945802; Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS); WAC filter: 7 (748 nanometers); Center Latitude: 18.1°; Center Longitude: 324.2° E; Resolution: 153 meters/pixel; Scale: Li Po crater is about 115 km (71 mi.) in diameter; Incidence Angle: 78.6°; Emission Angle: 7.3°; Phase Angle: 78.7°; North is up in this image. Русский: Кратер Li Po на поверхности Меркурия, названный в честь китайского поэта Ли Бо, автора известнейшего стихотворения «Думы тихой ночью».
Date	29 October 2011
Source	https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18726
Author	NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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