Fet (crater)

Fet
	MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	4°54′S 179°54′W / 4.9°S 179.9°WCoordinates: 4°54′S 179°54′W / 4.9°S 179.9°W
Quadrangle	Tolstoj
Diameter	79 km
Eponym	Afanasy Fet

Oblique view of Fet (upper left) in Tir Planitia

Fet is a crater on Mercury that is named for the Russian poet Afanasy Fet, who lived from 1820 to 1892. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.^[1] The diameter of the crater is 79 kilometers.^[2]

Fet lies within Tir Planitia.

References[]

^ "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

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[1] "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[2] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

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