Budh Planitia
Feature type | Planitia |
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Location | Tolstoj quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 22°00′N 150°54′W / 22.0°N 150.9°W |
Eponym | Budha |
Budh Planitia is a large plain on Mercury.[1] It lies to the east of Odin Planitia. It falls within the Tolstoj quadrangle. It was named after the Hindu word for Mercury, Budha, in 1976. The region was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]
There are no major craters within Budh Planitia. It lies to the north of the large crater Phidias, and to the south of Couperin.
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