Zeami (crater)

Zeami
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates2°58′S 147°25′W / 2.96°S 147.41°W / -2.96; -147.41
QuadrangleTolstoj
Diameter129 km (80 mi)
EponymZeami Motokiyo

Zeami is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese dramatist and playwright Zeami Motokiyo.[1]

Hollows are present within Zeami.

The crater Stevenson is to the northeast of Zeami. Sophocles is to the south, and Goya is to the southwest.

Views

  • Mariner 10 image with Zeami at center
  • Zeami crater interior
  • Oblique view across northern Zeami crater
  • Detail of hollow in northern Zeami crater
  • Another detail of hollows in the crater

References

  1. ^ "Zeami". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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