Sher-Gil (crater)

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Sher-Gil
Sher-Gil crater EN0231267850M.png
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates45°16′S 225°16′W / 45.26°S 225.26°W / -45.26; -225.26Coordinates: 45°16′S 225°16′W / 45.26°S 225.26°W / -45.26; -225.26
QuadrangleNeruda
Diameter77 km
EponymAmrita Sher-Gil

Sher-Gil is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2016, after the Indian painter.[1]

To the southwest of Sher-Gil is Neruda crater.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sher-Gil". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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