Planet Mercury Eponym Fernão Mendes Pinto | Diameter 214 km | |
Mendes Pinto is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 214 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Mendes Pinto is named for the Portuguese adventurer Fernão Mendes Pinto, who lived from 1510 to 1583.
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