Rivera is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 40 kilometers. Its name was suggested by

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residents Ricardo Martinez and Arturo Gutierrez, and

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residents Rebecca Hare and José Martinez, in a naming contest which was eventually adopted by the

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(IAU) on 2015. Rivera is named for the Mexican poet

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. The craters Carolan,

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, Karsh, and

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were also named as part of the contest. Rivera lies within the vast plain of Borealis Planitia.

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