![]() Hemingway is in the lower right corner of this MESSENGER image, from its second flyby in October 2008 | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°W |
Diameter | 126 km (78 mi) |
Eponym | Ernest Hemingway |
Hemingway is a crater on Mercury. It has a patch of very dark material located near its center. The dark color is likely due to rocks that have a different mineralogical composition from that of the surrounding surface.[1]
The crater's name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009. It is named for the American author Ernest Hemingway.[2][why?]