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Sher-Gil is a crater on Mercury, named by the
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Sher-Gil is a crater on Mercury, named by the International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and developmen ...
in 2016 after the Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil
Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was a Hungarian–Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an ...
. Hollows are present. To its southwest is Neruda Neruda may refer to:
People
* Neruda (surname), a list of people with the surname
** Alois Neruda (1837–1899) Czech cellist
** Jan Neruda (1834–1891), Czech journalist, writer, and poet
** Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (–), classical Czech com ...
crater.
Irregular depressions within the crater are evidence of explosive volcanism.David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510
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