Repin (crater)

Repin
MESSENGER NAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates19°07′S 63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter95.0 km (59.0 mi)
EponymIlya Repin
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]

To the east of Repin is the large crater Renoir.

References

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