Equiano (crater)

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MESSENGER NAC image of Equiano
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates40°00′S 30°35′W / 40.0°S 30.59°W / -40.0; -30.59
Diameter102.0 km (63.4 mi)
EponymOlaudah Equiano

Equiano is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 102 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Equiano is named for the abolitionist writer Olaudah Equiano, who lived from 1750 to 1797.[2]

Equiano has patches of bright material near its central peak, and these may be hollows.

To the northeast of Equiano is Mofolo crater, and to the northwest is Neumann crater.

  • Higher resolution view showing the hollows around the central peak
    Higher resolution view showing the hollows around the central peak
  • Neumann (left foreground), Equiano (right), and Mofolo (upper left) craters. The crater in upper right is unnamed.
    Neumann (left foreground), Equiano (right), and Mofolo (upper left) craters. The crater in upper right is unnamed.
  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Equiano". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 12 March 2021.