Kipling (crater)

Kipling is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 164 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2010. Kipling is named for the British author Rudyard Kipling, who lived from 1865 to 1936.[1]

Kipling
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates19.37°S 287.98°W / -19.37; -287.98
QuadrangleEminescu quadrangle
Diameter164 km
EponymRudyard Kipling
The larger of the two irregular depressions within Kipling crater

Kipling is north of the smaller Capote crater.

References

  1. "Kipling". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 May 2020.


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