Equiano (crater)

Equiano
	MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	40°00′S 30°35′W / 40.0°S 30.59°WCoordinates: 40°00′S 30°35′W / 40.0°S 30.59°W
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	102 km
Eponym	Olaudah Equiano

Equiano is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 102 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Equiano is named for the abolitionist writer Olaudah Equiano, who lived from 1750 to 1797.^[2]

Equiano has patches of bright material near its central peak, and these may be hollows.

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Equiano". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Equiano". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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