Odin Planitia
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Odin Planitia is a large basin on Mercury
located in the Tolstoj quadrangle
at 23.3° N, 171.6° W. It was named after the Norse god Odin
in 1976 by the IAU
. A large volcanic dome 7 km in diameter and 1.4 km high is situated near the center of Odin.
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 Earth days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits...
located in the Tolstoj quadrangle
Tolstoj quadrangle
The Tolstoj quadrangle in the equatorial region of Mercury runs from 144 to 216° longitude and -25 to 25° latitude. It was provisionally called "Tir", but renamed after Leo Tolstoy by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Also called Phaethontias....
at 23.3° N, 171.6° W. It was named after the Norse god Odin
Odin
Odin is a major god in Norse mythology and the ruler of Asgard. Homologous with the Anglo-Saxon "Wōden" and the Old High German "Wotan", the name is descended from Proto-Germanic "*Wodanaz" or "*Wōđanaz"....
in 1976 by the IAU
IAU
IAU may refer to:*International Astronomical Union*International American University*International American University College of Medicine*International Association of Universities*International Association of Ultrarunners...
. A large volcanic dome 7 km in diameter and 1.4 km high is situated near the center of Odin.