Nampeyo (crater)

Nampeyo
	MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	40.6°S 50.1°W
Diameter	52 km
Eponym	Nampeyo

Nampeyo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 52 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Nampeyo is named for the Hopi ceramics artist Nampeyo, who lived from 1860 to 1942.[2]

References

Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
"Nampeyo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Nampeyo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.