Budh Planitia

Summary

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.

Budh Planitia
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Mariner 10 image of most of Budh Planitia
Feature typePlanitia
Coordinates22°00′N 150°54′W / 22.0°N 150.9°W / 22.0; -150.9
EponymBudha

There are no major craters within Budh Planitia. It lies to the north of the large crater Phidias, and to the south of Couperin.

References edit

  1. ^ "Budh Planitia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 13 February 2023.