Nervo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 63 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the

International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach ...

in 1979. Nervo is named for the Mexican poet

Amado Nervo Amado Nervo (August 27, 1870 – May 24, 1919) also known as Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo, was a Mexican poet, journalist and educator. He also acted as Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay. His poetry was known for its use of metaphor a ...

, who lived from 1870 to 1919. Hollows are present on and near the central peak of Nervo. To the east of Nervo are linear ridges trending radially from the

Caloris basin Caloris Planitia is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally named Caloris, about in diameter. It is one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System. "Calor" is Latin for " heat" and the basin is so-named because the ...

, believed to be ejecta from the Caloris impact event, similar to Imbrium sculpture on the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...

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Mariner 10 ''Mariner 10'' was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets. ''Mariner 10'' was launched approximately ...

image with Nervo below center File:Nervo crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg, MESSENGER NAC Mosaic of central Nervo

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