 MESSENGER NAC mosaic with Mendes Pinto at center | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Discovery quadrangle,Mercury |
| Coordinates | 61°39′S17°34′W / 61.65°S 17.57°W /-61.65; -17.57 |
| Diameter | 192 km (119 mi) |
| Eponym | Fernão Mendes Pinto |
Mendes Pinto is a crater onMercury.[1] Its name was adopted by theInternational Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mendes Pinto is named for the Portuguese explorer and prose authorFernão 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 craterTsurayuki.
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