Neruda (crater)

Neruda is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 112 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2008. Neruda was formerly named for the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who lived from 1904 to 1973. In 2022, in order to oppose bias in planetary naming,^[2] it was reattributed to be named for Czech poet, journalist, writer, and art critic Jan Neruda, who lived from 1834 to 1891, and Czech classical composer Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, who lived from circa 1708 to circa 1780.^[3]

Neruda

MESSENGER image of Neruda, the namesake of the Neruda quadrangle
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Neruda quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	52.6°S 234.2°W / -52.6; -234.2
Diameter	112 km (70 mi)
Eponym	Pablo Neruda

Neruda and Sher-Gil craters

To the northeast of Neruda is Sher-Gil crater. Further to the northwest are Grainger and Beckett craters.