Janáček (crater)

Janáček is a crater on Mercury.

[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985.

Janáček is named for the Czech composer Leoš Janáček, who lived from 1854 to 1928.

[2] The MESSENGER Mercury orbiter crashed near the crater on 30 April 2015.

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Approximate color image of Janáček