Hopper (crater)

Hopper is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2012, after the American painter Edward Hopper.[1]

Hopper
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates12.44°S 55.96°W / -12.44; -55.96
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter36 km
EponymEdward Hopper

Hollows are present within Hopper, which are as bright as the crater Kuiper.

Views
  • High-resolution image from MESSENGER
  • The highest resolution view from MESSENGER showing the detail of the hollows

References
  1. "Hopper". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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