Joplin (crater)

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 crater at the terminator
Joplin
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49
Diameter139 km
EponymScott Joplin

References

  1. "Joplin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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