Tintoretto (crater)
 Mariner 10 image with Tintoretto left of center | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°59′S 22°57′W / 47.99°S 22.95°W |
| Quadrangle | Discovery |
| Diameter | 94 km (58 mi) |
| Eponym | Tintoretto |
Tintoretto is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Italian painter Tintoretto.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]
Tintoretto is west of the larger crater Sōtatsu and southwest of Po Ya crater.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tintoretto". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
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