Sarmiento (crater)
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![]() MESSENGER NAC image at high sun angle | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 29°16′S 189°35′W / 29.27°S 189.58°W |
Quadrangle | Neruda |
Diameter | 95 km |
Eponym | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento |
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Sarmiento is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, and is named for the Argentine writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sarmiento". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 August 2020.