Du Fu (crater)
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Crater on Mercury
| } MESSENGER NAC image | |
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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| Location | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 25°00′N 93°40′W / 25°N 93.66°W / 25; -93.66 |
| Diameter | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Eponym | Du Fu |
Du Fu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Du Fu is named for the Chinese poet Du Fu.[1]
Hollows are present on Du Fu's central peak.
A large unnamed crater to the west of Du Fu is crossed by a prominent scarp.[2]
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Oblique view
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Approximate color image
References
[edit ]- ^ "Du Fu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ The Crater and the Scarp, Release Date: April 23, 2011. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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