Zeami (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2°58′S 147°25′W / 2.96°S 147.41°W |
| Quadrangle | Tolstoj |
| Diameter | 129 km (80 mi) |
| Eponym | Zeami 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. Small irregular depressions near the central peak complex are evidence of explosive volcanism on the floor of the crater.[2]
The crater Stevenson is to the northeast of Zeami. Sophocles is to the south, and Goya is to the southwest.
Views
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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
External links
- Zeami in color, from the Planetary Society
References
- ^ "Zeami". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510