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Petőfi (crater)

Coordinates: 83°33′S 240°39′W / 83.55°S 240.65°W / -83.55; -240.65
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Petőfi
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates83°33′S 240°39′W / 83.55°S 240.65°W / -83.55; -240.65
QuadrangleBach
Diameter61 km (38 mi)
EponymSándor Petőfi

Petőfi is a crater on Mercury, near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2013, after the Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi,[1] following the official convention of naming craters on Mercury after historically significant artists, musicians, painters, and authors.[2]

The northern floor of Petőfi is in permanent shadow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Petőfi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Categories (Themes) for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington