Sophocles (crater)

Sophocles is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Greek dramatist Sophocles.[1]

Sophocles
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates6.95°S 146.04°W / -6.95; -146.04
QuadrangleTolstoj
Diameter142 km (88 mi)
EponymSophocles
Mariner 10 image with Sophocles below center (Zeami is at center)

Zeami crater is to the north of Sophocles, and Goya is to the west.

References
  1. "Sophocles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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