Kipling (crater)

Kipling
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 19°24′S 288°00′W / 19.4°S 288.0°W / -19.4; -288.0Coordinates: 19°24′S 288°00′W / 19.4°S 288.0°W / -19.4; -288.0
Diameter 164 km
Eponym Rudyard Kipling

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Kipling". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.


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