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Fet (crater)

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MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationTolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates4°43′S 180°13′W / 4.72°S 180.22°W / -4.72; -180.22
Diameter79 km (49 mi)
EponymAfanasy 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

  1. ^ "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fet_(crater)