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Fonteyn crater interior, showing detail of the central peak complex and texture of the impact melt on the crater floor.
MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Fonteyn | |
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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| Location | Raditladi quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 32°49′N 264°29′W / 32.82°N 264.49°W |
| Diameter | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Eponym | Margot Fonteyn |
Fonteyn is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2012, after the English ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. [1]
The crater Munkácsy is to the southeast of Fonteyn.
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MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Fonteyn | |
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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| Location | Raditladi quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 32°49′N 264°29′W / 32.82°N 264.49°W |
| Diameter | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Eponym | Margot Fonteyn |
Fonteyn is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2012, after the English ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn. [1]
The crater Munkácsy is to the southeast of Fonteyn.
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