Rajnis (crater)

PlanetMercury

Coordinates4°22′N 96°13′W / 4.36°N 96.21°W / 4.36; -96.21

QuadrangleBeethoven

Diameter80 km (50 mi)

Rajnis

MESSENGER mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	4°22′N 96°13′W / 4.36°N 96.21°W / 4.36; -96.21
Quadrangle	Beethoven
Diameter	80 km (50 mi)
Eponym	Rainis

Rajnis is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. The crater is named for the Latvian poet Jānis Pliekšāns, known by his pseudonym of Rainis.^[1]

Rajnis is east of the craters Chu Ta and Wang Meng.