Joplin (crater)

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Joplin
Joplin crater EN0235254321M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 38°34′S334°29′W / 38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49
Quadrangle Debussy
Diameter 139 km (86 mi)
Eponym Scott Joplin

Joplin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012, after the American composer Scott Joplin. [1]

Joplin's peak ring is relatively small compared to the crater diameter and it is offset from the center. It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [2]

Joplin is located about half-way between the prominent crater Debussy and the crater Lennon. It is south of the crater Travers.

Joplin crater at the terminator Joplin crater EN0250041662M EN0250041657M.jpg
Joplin crater at the terminator

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References

  1. "Joplin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.