Fonteyn (crater)

Fonteyn is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2012, after the English ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn.[1]

Fonteyn crater interior, showing detail of the central peak complex and texture of the impact melt on the crater floor.
Fonteyn
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates32.82°N 264.49°W / 32.82; -264.49
QuadrangleRaditladi
Diameter29 km
EponymMargot Fonteyn

References
  1. "Fonteyn". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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