Savage (crater)
![]() Oblique MESSENGER NAC image | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°WCoordinates: 8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W |
Quadrangle | Eminescu |
Diameter | 93 km |
Eponym | Augusta Savage |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Savage_crater_EN0262002432M_EN0262002434M.jpg/300px-Savage_crater_EN0262002432M_EN0262002434M.jpg)
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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Categories:
- Eminescu quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mercury