Equiano (crater)

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
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates40.0°S 30.59°W / -40.0; -30.59
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter102 km
EponymOlaudah Equiano

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

References
  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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