Freire (crater)
{{Short description|Crater on Mercury}}
{{Infobox crater data
| title = Freire
| image = Freire crater EN0231442819M.jpg
| caption = MESSENGER NAC
| globe = Mercury
| coordinates = {{coord|73.36|S|214.46|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter = {{cvt|51.0|km}}
| eponym = María Freire
}}
File:Freire crater EN0216422747M.jpg
Freire is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 14, 2024. The crater is named for Uruguayan painter María Freire.{{cite web |url = https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16350 |title = Freire |publisher = IAU/USGS/NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 30 November 2024}}
Freire is southwest of Codesido crater.
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