Savage (crater)

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Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationEminescu quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates8°35′S 266°35′W / 8.59°S 266.59°W / -8.59; -266.59
Diameter93 km
EponymAugusta Savage
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]

The scarps Blossom Rupes extend from Savage to the southern rim of Caravaggio crater.[2]

Savage is northwest of the smaller but similar Ruysch crater.

References

  1. ^ "Savage". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Blossom Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 1 May 2024.