Ravel (crater)
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°W |
Quadrangle | Kuiper |
Diameter | 78 km (48 mi) |
Eponym | Maurice Ravel |
Ravel is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985, after the French composer Maurice Ravel.[1]
Ravel is west of the bright crater Kuiper and north of Imhotep.
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