Liang Kai is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 140 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Liang Kai is named for the Chinese artist Liang Kai, who lived from 1140 to 1210.
There is evidence of explosive volcanism on the floor of the crater.David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510
To the southwest of Liang Kai is Wen Tianxiang crater. To the south is Dostoevskij crater. To the north is Gainsborough crater.
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