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Tir Planitia

Coordinates: 0°48′N 176°06′W / 0.8°N 176.1°W / 0.8; -176.1
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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°48′N 176°06′W / 0.8°N 176.1°W / 0.8; -176.1
QuadrangleTolstoj
EponymPersian word for Mercury

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

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