Sihtu Planitia is a large plain on Mercury, approximately 565 km across. It was named in 2017 by the IAU.[1] The crater Calvino lies at the center of the Planitia, and Rūdaki is on the east side.

Sihtu Planitia
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MESSENGER approximate color WAC image
Feature typePlanitia
Coordinates2°49′S 55°34′W / 2.82°S 55.57°W / -2.82; -55.57
EponymBabylonian word for the planet Mercury
Mariner 10 image of Sihtu Planitia and vicinity

References

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  1. ^ Sihtu Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)