Mena (Mercurian crater)

Mena is a crater in the Beethoven quadrangle on Mercury. It has a diameter of 25 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Mena is named for the Spanish poet Juan de Mena, who lived from 1411 to 1456.[2]

Mena
PlanetMercury
Coordinates0.2°S 124.7°W / -0.2; -124.7
Diameter25 km
DiscovererMariner 10
EponymJuan de Mena

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Mena". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


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