Mena (Mercurian crater)
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Mena is a crater in the Beethoven quadrangle on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Mena is named for the Spanish poet Juan de Mena, who lived from 1411 to 1456.[2]
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Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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Location | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 0.17°S 124.73°W / -0.17; -124.73 |
Diameter | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Discoverer | Mariner 10 |
Eponym | Juan de Mena |
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Mena lies on the eastern rim of a larger unnamed crater, which is in turn within the much larger crater Vieira da Silva.