Thākur (crater)

Thākur is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 111 kilometres (69 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Thākur is named for the Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore.[1]

Thākur
PlanetMercury
Coordinates3.05°S 64.57°W / -3.05; -64.57
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter111 km (69 mi)
EponymRabindranath Tagore

References
  1. "Thākur". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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