Fet (crater)

Fet
	MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Tolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	4°43′S 180°13′W / 4.72°S 180.22°W
Diameter	79 km (49 mi)
Eponym	Afanasy Fet

Fet is a crater on Mercury that is named for the Russian poet Afanasy Fet, who lived from 1820 to 1892. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.^[1] The diameter of the crater is 79 kilometers.^[2]

Fet lies within Tir Planitia.

References

^ "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

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[1] "Fet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[2] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

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