Tung Yüan (crater)

Tung Yüan is a crater on Mercury, within the Borealis Planitia. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, for the 10th century Chinese painter Tung Yüan.[1]

  • Oblique view
Tung Yüan
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83
QuadrangleBorealis quadrangle
Diameter60.46 km
EponymTung Yüan

References
  1. "Tung Yüan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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