Sūr Dās is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. The crater is named for the Indian poet Surdas.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]
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Sūr Dās and Riemenschneider craters, from MESSENGER's first flyby in January 2008
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Oblique view
References
- ^ "Sūr Dās". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
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