Varma (crater)

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
MESSENGER WAC image of Rikyū (left) and Varma (right) craters
PlanetMercury
Coordinates80.04°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 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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