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Repin (crater)

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PlanetMercury
Coordinates19°07′S 63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33
Diameter95.0 km (59.0 mi)
Repin
PlanetMercury
Coordinates19°07′S 63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter95.0 km (59.0 mi)
EponymIlya Repin
Detail of interior

Repin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Repin is named for the Russian painter Ilya Repin.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

To the east of Repin is the large crater Renoir.

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