Rameau (crater)

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MESSENGER NAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24
Diameter58 km (36 mi)
EponymJean Philippe Rameau
Mariner 10 image of Discovery Rupes cutting through Rameau crater (center)

Rameau is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1976, after French composer Jean Philippe Rameau.[1]

The scarp Discovery Rupes cuts across Rameau crater.

References

  1. ^ "Rameau". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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