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| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 61°39′S 17°34′W / 61.65°S 17.57°W |
| Diameter | 192 km (119 mi) |
| Eponym | Fernão Mendes Pinto |
Mendes Pinto is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mendes Pinto is named for the Portuguese adventurer Fernão Mendes Pinto, who lived from 1510 to 1583.[2]
Mendes Pinto is highly eroded by subsequent impacts. The southwest rim of Mendes Pinto is overlain by the crater Tsurayuki.
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Mendes Pinto". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 1 July 2023.