Joplin (crater)

Joplin

MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	38°34′S 334°29′W / 38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49Coordinates: 38°34′S 334°29′W / 38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49
Quadrangle	Debussy
Diameter	139 km (86 mi)
Eponym	Scott Joplin

Joplin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012, after the American composer Scott Joplin.^[1]

Joplin is located about half-way between the prominent crater Debussy and the crater Lennon. It is south of the crater Travers.

Joplin crater at the terminator

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