Repin (crater)

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Repin
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Planet Mercury
Coordinates 19°07′S63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33
Quadrangle Kuiper
Diameter 95.0 km (59.0 mi)
Eponym Ilya Repin
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Detail of interior

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

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