Traba (crater)

Traba

MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	5°34′N117°32′W / 5.56°N 117.53°W / 5.56; -117.53
Quadrangle	Beethoven
Diameter	61.0 km (37.9 mi)
Eponym	Marta Traba

Traba is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on February 7, 2025. The crater is named for Argentinian-Colombian writer and art critic Marta Traba. ^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[2]

Traba is to the northeast of the large crater Vieira da Silva.

References

1. "Traba". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.