Savage (crater)

Savage

Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W / -8.59; -266.59Coordinates: 8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W / -8.59; -266.59
Quadrangle	Eminescu
Diameter	93 km
Eponym	Augusta 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.

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