Capote (crater)
 MESSENGER NAC image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21°06′S 287°35′W / 21.1°S 287.59°W |
| Quadrangle | Debussy |
| Diameter | 88 km |
| Eponym | Truman Capote |
Capote is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, and is named for the American author Truman Capote.[1]
The central peak of Capote is unusual because a ring-like depression completely surrounds it.
On the north rim of Capote, along its border with Kipling crater, is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Capote". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
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