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Crater on Mercury Crater on Mercury
Martins
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates8°00′S 304°56′W / 8.0°S 304.93°W / -8.0; -304.93
QuadrangleDerain
Diameter12.4 km (7.7 mi)
EponymMaria Martins
Oblique image with Martins at center

Martins is a small crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2019. Martins is named for the Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins.

The bright features in and around Martins crater may be hollows.

References

  1. "Martins". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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