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Utaridi Planitia

Coordinates: 65°30′S 270°10′W / 65.5°S 270.17°W / -65.5; -270.17
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Utaridi Planitia
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Exaggerated color image with northern Utaridi Planitia near center
Feature typePlanitia
LocationDebussy, Bach, and Neruda quadrangles; Mercury
Coordinates65°30′S 270°10′W / 65.5°S 270.17°W / -65.5; -270.17
Diameter930 km (580 mi)
EponymSwahili word for the planet Mercury
MESSENGER image of part of Utaridi Planitia, with many unnamed craters

Utaridi Planitia is a large plain in the southern hemisphere of Mercury. Most of it is in the Debussy quadrangle, but it extends to the east into Neruda quadrangle and to the south into Bach quadrangle. The plain was named by the IAU in 2017.[1]

The large crater Alver lies in southern Utaridi Planitia. The Rembrandt basin lies to the north of it.

References

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  1. ^ "Utaridi Planitia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 13 August 2022.