Traba is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on February 7, 2025. The crater is named for Argentinian-Colombian writer and art critic Marta Traba.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Traba is to the northeast of the large crater Vieira da Silva.

References

  1. ^ "Traba". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.


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