Aneirin (crater)

Aneirin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 467 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 13, 2014. Aneirin is named for the Welsh poet Aneirin.[1]

Aneirin
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates27.47°S 2.68°W / -27.47; -2.68
QuadrangleDiscovery quadrangle
Diameter467 km
EponymAneirin
Southern rim of Aneirin

Darío crater lies on the western rim of Aneirin.

References

  1. "Aneirin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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