Fet_(crater)

Fet (crater)

Fet (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Fet is a crater on Mercury that is named for the Russian poet Afanasy Fet, who lived from 1820 to 1892. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.[1] The diameter of the crater is 79 kilometers.[2]

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Oblique view of Fet (upper left) in Tir Planitia

Fet lies within Tir Planitia.

References

  1. [1]
    "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.


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