Du Fu (crater)

Du Fu
	MESSENGER NAC image
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	25°00′N 93°40′W / 25°N 93.66°W
Diameter	33 km (21 mi)
Eponym	Du Fu

Du Fu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Du Fu is named for the Chinese poet Du Fu.^[1]

Hollows are present on Du Fu's central peak.

A large unnamed crater to the west of Du Fu is crossed by a prominent scarp.^[2]

Oblique view
Approximate color image

References

↑ "Du Fu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
↑ The Crater and the Scarp, Release Date: April 23, 2011. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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[1] "Du Fu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[2] The Crater and the Scarp, Release Date: April 23, 2011. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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