Sher-Gil
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates45°16′S 225°16′W / 45.26°S 225.26°W / -45.26; -225.26
QuadrangleNeruda
Diameter77 km (48 mi)
EponymAmrita Sher-Gil
Neruda and Sher-Gil craters

Sher-Gil is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2016, after the Indian painter.[1]

Hollows are present within Sher-Gil crater.[2]

To the southwest of Sher-Gil is Neruda crater.

References

  1. "Sher-Gil". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. UNCOVERING A DARK PAST, MESSENGER Featured Image Database, 1 March 2012


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