Ravel (crater)
![]() Oblique MESSENGER NAC image | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°WCoordinates: 12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°W |
Quadrangle | Kuiper |
Diameter | 78 km |
Eponym | Maurice Ravel |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Ravel_crater_EN0258546069M.jpg/240px-Ravel_crater_EN0258546069M.jpg)
Another MESSENGER view
Ravel is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985, after the French composer Maurice Ravel.[1]
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Categories:
- Kuiper quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mercury
- Mercury (planet) stubs