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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. The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.

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

References

1. "Po Ya". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.

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