Hemingway (crater)

Hemingway
Hemingway is in the lower right corner of this image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°W / 17.5; -2.9Coordinates: 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°W / 17.5; -2.9
Diameter 126 km
Eponym Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway is a crater on Mercury. It has a patch of very dark material located near its center. The dark color is likely due to rocks that have a different mineralogical composition from that of the surrounding surface.[1]

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