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Masuka (crater)

Coordinates: 32°00′N 70°14′W / 32.00°N 70.24°W / 32.00; -70.24
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Masuka
Masuka is right of center in this MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates32°00′N 70°14′W / 32.00°N 70.24°W / 32.00; -70.24
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter38 km (24 mi)
EponymDorothy Masuka

Masuka is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 13, 2024, for the Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer Dorothy Masuka, who lived from 1935 to 2019.[1]

Masuka is to the west of the large crater Jobim.

Masuka and Jobim craters

References

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  1. ^ "Masuka". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 9 September 2024.