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Sihtu Planitia
Geologic basin on Mercury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sihtu Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 565 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU.[1] The crater Calvino lies at the center of the Planitia, and Rūdaki is on the east side.
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Quick Facts Feature type, Coordinates ...
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Feature type | Planitia |
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Coordinates | 2.82°S 55.57°W / -2.82; -55.57 |
Eponym | Babylonian word for the planet Mercury |
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