Tansen | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | 4.11°N -71.67°W |
Eponym: | Tansen |
Tansen is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. The crater is named for Tansen, Mughal composer from the court of Akbar.[1]
To the southeast of Tansen is the crater Polygnotus, and to the southwest is Boethius.