What Planet has a crater on it named after the man known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa?
Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa ( ), was a prominent African in London, a freed slave who supported the British movement to end the slave trade. His autobiography, published in 1789, helped in the creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the African trade for Britain and its colonies.
Aksakov (crater) Aksakov is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 174 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union on April 24, 2012. Aksakov is named for the Russian author Sergey Aksakov, who lived from 1791-1859 C.E.