Vyāsa (crater)

Vyāsa
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationVictoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates43°30′N 80°00′W / 43.5°N 80°W / 43.5; -80
Diameter275 km (171 mi)
EponymVyasa

Vyāsa is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1979, after the Hindu poet Vyasa. It is Tolstojan in age.

Vyāsa is an ancient crater, overlain by two much younger craters – Stravinsky and Sholem Aleichem.