Sanai (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°22′S 6°59′W / 13.37°S 6.99°WCoordinates: 13°22′S 6°59′W / 13.37°S 6.99°W |
| Quadrangle | Kuiper |
| Diameter | 490 km |
| Eponym | Sanai of Ghazna |
Sanai is a large, ancient crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2014, after the Persian poet, Sanai of Ghazna.[1]
The crater, or basin, has prominent radial troughs to the northeast, and it is floor is covered with smooth plains.
Hitomaro crater is to the southwest of Sanai.
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