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Crater on Mercury Crater on Mercury
Hopper
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates12°26′S 55°58′W / 12.44°S 55.96°W / -12.44; -55.96
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter36 km (22 mi)
EponymEdward 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 Mariner 10 image centered on Hopper
  • High-resolution image from MESSENGER High-resolution image from MESSENGER
  • The highest resolution view from MESSENGER showing the detail of the hollows The highest resolution view from MESSENGER showing the detail of the hollows

References

  1. "Hopper". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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