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Zeami (crater)

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Crater on Mercury Crater on Mercury
Zeami
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates2°58′S 147°25′W / 2.96°S 147.41°W / -2.96; -147.41
QuadrangleTolstoj
Diameter129 km (80 mi)
EponymZeami Motokiyo

Zeami is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese dramatist and playwright Zeami Motokiyo.

Hollows are present within Zeami.

The crater Stevenson is to the northeast of Zeami. Sophocles is to the south, and Goya is to the southwest.

Views

  • Mariner 10 image with Zeami at center Mariner 10 image with Zeami at center
  • Zeami crater interior Zeami crater interior
  • Oblique view across northern Zeami crater Oblique view across northern Zeami crater
  • Detail of hollow in northern Zeami crater Detail of hollow in northern Zeami crater
  • Another detail of hollows in the crater Another detail of hollows in the crater

External links

References

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


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