Raden Saleh is a crater on Mercury.[1][2] Its name was approved by the IAU in 2008,[3] and it is named after a famous Indonesian painter named Raden Saleh.

Raden Saleh
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MESSENGER image. Raden Saleh is the crater with bright rays in the upper left.
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationTolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates2°04′N 201°10′W / 2.07°N 201.17°W / 2.07; -201.17
Diameter23 km
EponymRaden Saleh

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  1. ^ "MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  2. ^ "MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  3. ^ Raden Saleh, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)