Rameau (crater)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rameau
Rameau crater EN1002956257M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24Coordinates: 54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter58 km
EponymJean Philippe Rameau
Mariner 10 image of Discovery Rupes cutting through Rameau crater (center)

Rameau is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1976, after French composer Jean Philippe Rameau.[1]

The scarp Discovery Rupes cuts across Rameau crater.

References[]

  1. ^ "Rameau". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
Stub icon

This article about the planet Mercury is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Stub icon

This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""