Odin Planitia

Odin Planitia
Feature type	Planitia
Coordinates	23°18′N 171°36′W / 23.3°N 171.6°WCoordinates: 23°18′N 171°36′W / 23.3°N 171.6°W
Eponym	Odin

Odin Planitia is a large basin on Mercury located in the Tolstoj quadrangle at 23.3° N, 171.6° W. It was named after the Norse god Odin in 1976 by the IAU.^[1] A large volcanic dome 7 km in diameter and 1.4 km high is situated near the center of Odin.^[2]

References[]

^ Odin Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
^ Katterfeld, G.N. Volcanism on Mercury. Bulletin of Volcanology 47, 531–535 (1984). doi.org/10.1007/BF01961224

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[1] Odin Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

[2] Katterfeld, G.N. Volcanism on Mercury. Bulletin of Volcanology 47, 531–535 (1984). doi.org/10.1007/BF01961224

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