Tyagaraja (crater)


Tyagaraja is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Tyagaraja is named for the Indian composer Tyagaraja.
Tyagaraja is the third-largest crater of the Kuiperian system on Mercury, at 97 km diameter, after Bartók crater and Amaral crater.
Hollows are present within Tyagaraja.
The larger Phidias is to the north, and the crater Stevenson is to the east.