Dali (crater)

Coordinates: 45°06′N 240°00′W / 45.1°N 240.0°W / 45.1; -240.0
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Dali
MESSENGER mosaic from the first flyby on 14 January 2008
PlanetMercury
Coordinates45°06′N 240°00′W / 45.1°N 240.0°W / 45.1; -240.0
QuadrangleRaditladi
Diameter176 km
EponymSalvador Dalí
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Dali is in the lower left of this MESSENGER image

Dali is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 176 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2008. Dali is named for the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).[1]

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  1. ^ "Dali". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.