Sarmiento (crater) explained

Sarmiento
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-29.27°N -189.58°W
Diameter:95 km
Eponym:Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Sarmiento is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, and is named for the Argentine writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarmiento . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 16 August 2020.