Sophocles (crater)

Sophocles
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates6°57′S 146°02′W / 6.95°S 146.04°W / -6.95; -146.04
QuadrangleTolstoj
Diameter142 km (88 mi)
EponymSophocles
Mariner 10 image with Sophocles below center (Zeami is at center)

Sophocles is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Greek dramatist Sophocles.[1]

Zeami crater is to the north of Sophocles, and Goya is to the west.

References

  1. ^ "Sophocles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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