Tung Yüan (crater)

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Tung Yüan
Tung Yüan crater EW1005947403G.jpg
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates75°01′N 62°50′W / 75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83Coordinates: 75°01′N 62°50′W / 75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter60.46 km
Eponym

Tung Yüan is a crater on Mercury, within the Borealis Planitia. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, for the 10th century Chinese painter .[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tung Yüan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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