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| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°30′N 80°00′W / 43.5°N 80°W |
| Quadrangle | Victoria |
| Diameter | 275 km (171 mi) |
| Eponym | Vyasa |
Vyāsa is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1979, after the Indian poet Vyasa.[1]
Vyāsa is an ancient crater, overlain by two much younger craters – Stravinsky and Sholem Aleichem.[2]
Central Vyāsa crater
References
- ↑ "Vyāsa (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ Grego, Peter (2008). "Our Current Knowledge of Mercury". Venus and Mercury, and How to Observe Them. Astronomers' Observing Guides. pp. 9–69. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-74286-1_2. ISBN 978-0-387-74285-4.
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