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Jiménez (crater)

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Crater on Mercury Crater on Mercury
Jiménez
MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates81°50′N 152°19′W / 81.83°N 152.31°W / 81.83; -152.31
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter27 km
EponymJuan Ramón Jiménez

Jiménez is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2019. It is named for the Spanish poet and author Juan Ramón Jiménez.

Jiménez is located on the southwest rim of Rizal crater.

References

  1. "Jiménez". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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