Kipling (crater)

Kipling

MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	19°22′S 287°59′W / 19.37°S 287.98°W / -19.37; -287.98Coordinates: 19°22′S 287°59′W / 19.37°S 287.98°W / -19.37; -287.98
Quadrangle	Eminescu
Diameter	164 km
Eponym	Rudyard Kipling

The larger of the two irregular depressions within Kipling crater

Kipling is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 164 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2010. Kipling is named for the British author Rudyard Kipling, who lived from 1865 to 1936.^[1]

Kipling is north of the smaller Capote crater.

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