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Savage (crater)

Coordinates: 8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W / -8.59; -266.59
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Savage
Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W / -8.59; -266.59
QuadrangleEminescu
Diameter93 km
EponymAugusta Savage
Savage crater at a low sun angle

Savage is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, and is named for the American sculptor Augusta Savage.[1]

Savage is northwest of the smaller but similar Ruysch crater.

References

  1. ^ "Savage". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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