Rustaveli (crater)

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Rustaveli
Rustaveli crater EW0219266241G.png
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates52°25′S 277°16′W / 52.41°S 277.26°W / -52.41; -277.26Coordinates: 52°25′S 277°16′W / 52.41°S 277.26°W / -52.41; -277.26
QuadrangleDebussy
Diameter200 km
EponymShota Rustaveli

Rustaveli is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rustaveli". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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