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Vyāsa (crater)

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Vyāsa is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1979, after the Hindu poet Vyasa.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Feature typeImpact crater
Coordinates43.5°N 80°W / 43.5; -80
Diameter275 km (171 mi)
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Feature typeImpact crater
LocationVictoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates43.5°N 80°W / 43.5; -80
Diameter275 km (171 mi)
EponymVyasa
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Vyāsa is Tolstojan in age.[3] It is overlain by two much younger craters – Stravinsky and Sholem Aleichem.[4]

Central Vyāsa crater

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