Scientist Dr. Rita Schulz On Mercury’s Newly Christened Asawa Crater

About a month ago, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that it had named a crater on Mercury for sculptor Ruth Asawa (1926-2013), who will have a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art opening in October 2025. The exhibition is no doubt related to Asawa’s booming popularity in recent years, though the eponymous planetary feature is forever: if private space companies make good on their promise to colonize other planets, humans may one day hike along the ridge of Asawa Crater.