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Crater on Mercury From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darío is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 151 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dario is named for the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, who lived from 1867 to 1916.[2]
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 26.28°S 9.51°W |
Diameter | 151 km (94 mi) |
Eponym | Rubén Darío |
Darío lies on the western rim of the much larger Aneirin crater. The highest of several scarps that cut across the floor of Darío corresponds with the rim of Aneirin.[3]
Hollows are present within Darío, scattered across the crater floor.
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