Pahinui (crater)

Pahinui is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2016, after the Hawaiian musician, Charles Phillip Kahahawai "Gabby" Pahinui.[1]

Pahinui
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates28.16°S 213.21°W / -28.16; -213.21
QuadrangleNeruda
Diameter54 km
EponymGabby Pahinui

References
  1. "Pahinui". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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