Ruysch (crater)

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MESSENGER NAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationEminescu quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates10°42′S 265°53′W / 10.7°S 265.88°W / -10.7; -265.88
Diameter64 km
EponymRachel Ruysch
Ruysch at a low sun angle

Ruysch is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, and is named for the Netherland painter Rachel Ruysch.[1]

Ruysch is southeast of the larger but similar Savage crater.

References

  1. ^ "Ruysch". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

 

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