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Crater on Mercury
Nampeyo
}MESSENGER NAC image of Nampeyo
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates40°36′S 50°06′W / 40.6°S 50.1°W / -40.6; -50.1
Diameter52 km
EponymNampeyo
Oblique view of Nampeyo crater. The bright areas on the crater floor are hollows.

Nampeyo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 52 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Nampeyo is named for the Hopi-Tewa ceramics artist Nampeyo, who lived from 1860 to 1942.

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Nampeyo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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