Repin (crater)

Repin
	MESSENGER NAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	19°07′S63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	95.0 km (59.0 mi)
Eponym	Ilya Repin

Last updated November 19, 2025

Repin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Repin is named for the Russian painter Ilya Repin.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.^[2]

To the east of Repin is the large crater Renoir.

References

↑ "Repin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 27 June 2022.
↑ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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[1] "Repin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[Davies_1978-2] Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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