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Bruegel (crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Diameter
  
75 km

Eponym
  
Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Bruegel is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 75 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Bruegel is named for the Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who lived from 1525 to 1569.

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Bruegel (crater) Wikipedia