Tyagaraja (crater)
Tyagaraja is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Tyagaraja is named for the Indian composer Tyagaraja.[1]
 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 3.89°N 148.9°W |
| Quadrangle | Tolstoj quadrangle |
| Diameter | 97 km |
| Eponym | Tyagaraja |
Tyagaraja is the third-largest crater of the Kuiperian system on Mercury, at 97 km diameter, after Bartók crater and Amaral crater.[2]
Hollows are present within Tyagaraja.
The larger Phidias is to the north, and the crater Stevenson is to the east.
Mariner 10 image with Tyagaraja at bottom
The interior of Tyagaraja, showing its hollows
Oblique view also showing the hollows
References
- "Tyagaraja". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.
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