Po Ya (crater)

PlanetMercury

Coordinates45°55′S 20°10′W / 45.92°S 20.17°W / -45.92; -20.17

QuadrangleDiscovery

Diameter101 km (63 mi)

Po Ya

Mariner 10 image with Po Ya in upper left
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	45°55′S 20°10′W / 45.92°S 20.17°W / -45.92; -20.17
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	101 km (63 mi)
Eponym	Bo Ya

Po Ya is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after Bo Ya, a Chinese musician who lived in 8th century B.C.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.^[2]

Po Ya is northwest of the larger crater Sōtatsu and northeast of Tintoretto crater.