Tir Planitia

Tir Planitia is a large basin on the planet Mercury. The name Tir (تیر) is the Persian word for "Mercury".[1]

Tir Planitia
Mariner 10 image showing scarps in the southeast Tir Planitia region of Mercury. These scarps may be volcanic flow features or compressional faults. The frame is about 130 km across
PlanetMercury
Coordinates0.8°N 176.1°W / 0.8; -176.1
QuadrangleTolstoj quadrangle
EponymPersian word for Mercury

References
  1. Grego, Peter (2008). Venus and Mercury, and how to Observe Them. Springer. p. 48. Retrieved 27 August 2020.


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