Ravel
Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°W / -12.01; -38.19
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter78 km
EponymMaurice Ravel
Another MESSENGER view

Ravel is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985, after the French composer Maurice Ravel.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ravel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.


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