Tung Yüan (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox crater data

| title = Tung Yüan

| image = Tung Yüan crater EW1005947403G.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER image

| globe = Mercury

| coordinates = {{coord|75.02|N|62.83|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 60.46 km

| eponym = Tung Yüan

}}

Tung Yüan is a crater on Mercury, within the Borealis Planitia. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, for the 10th century Chinese painter Tung Yüan.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6132 |title = Tung Yüan |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |accessdate = 3 March 2020}}

Tung Yüan crater EW0254136996G.jpg|Oblique view