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Darío
MESSENGER NAC image centered on Darío
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Discovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	26°17′S 9°31′W / 26.28°S 9.51°W / -26.28; -9.51
Diameter	151 km (94 mi)
Eponym	Rubén Darío

Darío is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 151 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dario is named for the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, who lived from 1867 to 1916.^[2]

Darío lies on the western rim of the much larger Aneirin crater. The highest of several scarps that cut across the floor of Darío corresponds with the rim of Aneirin.^[3]

Hollows

Hollows are present within Darío, scattered across the crater floor.

View at low sun angle. Small depressions are hollows.
View at high sun angle. Bright spots are hollows.

References

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Darío". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

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