Tung Yüan is a crater on Mercury, within the Borealis Planitia. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, for the 10th century Chinese painter Tung Yüan.[1]

Tung Yüan
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates75°01′N 62°50′W / 75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter60.46 km
EponymTung Yüan

References edit

  1. ^ "Tung Yüan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.