Apārangi Planitia

Apārangi Planitia
	MESSENGER image
Feature type	Planitia
Coordinates	6.70°S 289.38°W
Eponym	Māori word for the planet Mercury

Apārangi Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 1077 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU.[1]

The crater Faulkner forms the northeastern part of the Planitia. Firdousi crater lies on the western margin, and Bagryana lies on the southeastern margin.

References

Apārangi Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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[1] Apārangi Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)