Sobkou Planitia

Sobkou Planitia
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Mariner 10 image of Sobkou Planitia showing the crater pair Degas and Brontë
LocationShakespeare quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates39°N 128°W / 39°N 128°W / 39; -128
EponymEgyptian messenger god Sobek
Color image of central Sobkou Planitia with the craters Brontë and Degas at right

Sobkou Planitia is a large basin on the planet Mercury. It is named after the ancient Egyptian messenger deity Sobkou (whose name is more usually transliterated Sobek).[1] He was associated by the Egyptians with the planet Mercury.

  1. ^ "Sobkou Planitia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.