Rivera (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Rivera

| image = Rivera crater EW0252466388G.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC image

| location = Borealis quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|69.29|N|32.18|E|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|40|km}}

| eponym = Diego Rivera

}}

Rivera is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 40 kilometers. Its name was suggested by Mexican residents Ricardo Martinez and Arturo Gutierrez, and American residents Rebecca Hare and José Martinez, in a naming contest which was eventually adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 2015.{{cite web |title=Mercury Crater-naming Contest Winners Announced |url=https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1506/ |website=www.iau.org}} Rivera is named for the Mexican poet Diego Rivera.{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Enheduanna on Mercury |url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15320 |access-date=28 August 2019}} The craters Carolan, Enheduanna, Karsh, and Kulthum were also named as part of the contest.

Rivera lies within the vast plain of Borealis Planitia.