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Cervantes (crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Eponym
  
Miguel de Cervantes

Diameter
  
181 km

Cervantes is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 181 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Cervantes is named for the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, who lived from 1547 to 1616.

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Cervantes (crater) Wikipedia


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