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Qiu Ying (crater)

Coordinates: 82°40′N 85°42′W / 82.67°N 85.7°W / 82.67; -85.7
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Qiu Ying
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates82°40′N 85°42′W / 82.67°N 85.7°W / 82.67; -85.7
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter20 km
EponymQiu Ying

Qiu Ying is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, for the Chinese painter Qiu Ying.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Qiu Ying". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 5 March 2020.