MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 12°26′S 55°58′W / 12.44°S 55.96°W / -12.44; -55.96 |
Quadrangle | Kuiper |
Diameter | 36 km (22 mi) |
Eponym | Edward Hopper |
Hopper is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2012, after the American painter Edward Hopper.
Hollows are present within Hopper, which are as bright as the crater Kuiper.
Views
- Mariner 10 image centered on Hopper
- High-resolution image from MESSENGER
- The highest resolution view from MESSENGER showing the detail of the hollows
References
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