Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009, for the Mexican painter María Izquierdo.

[1] The floor of Izquierdo is smooth, the result of having been partially filled with volcanic lava.

[2] There have been more recent impacts into the floor of Izquierdo, resulting in some small, sharply defined craters.

[3] Izquierdo is located to the east of Beagle Rupes and Sveinsdóttir crater.

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