Budh Planitia is a large plain on Mercury.[1] It lies to the east of Odin Planitia. It falls within the Tolstoj quadrangle. It was named after the Hindu word for Mercury, Budha, in 1976.
Feature type | Planitia |
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Coordinates | 22°00′N 150°54′W / 22.0°N 150.9°W |
Eponym | Budha |
There are no major craters within Budh Planitia. It lies to the north of the large crater Phidias, and to the south of Couperin.