Varma (crater)

Varma
MESSENGER WAC image of Rikyū (left) and Varma (right) craters
PlanetMercury
Coordinates80°02′N 18°58′W / 80.04°N 18.97°W / 80.04; -18.97
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter30 km (19 mi)
EponymRaja Ravi Varma
Oblique view of Rikyū (right) and Varma (left) craters

Varma is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 18, 2013. Varma is named for the Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.[1]

Varma is east of the slightly smaller crater Rikyū.

References

  1. ^ "Varma". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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