Sophocles_(crater)

Sophocles (crater)

Sophocles (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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

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


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