Smetana (crater)

Smetana is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. The crater is named for Czechoslovakian composer Bedřich Smetana.^[1]

Smetana

MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	48.25°S 70.17°W / -48.25; -70.17
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	191.0 km (118.7 mi)
Eponym	Bedřich Smetana

Smetana is highly eroded and overlain by many younger craters. Some of the mountains within the crater appear to have hollows on them, as does an unnamed crater in the northwest quadrant of Smetana.

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  Regional view with Smetana at right, Bramante near center, and Schubert is in left foreground
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  Crater within Smetana crater with hollows

References

1. "Smetana". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 6 June 2022.