Rameau (crater)

Rameau is a crater on Mercury. It was named by the IAU in 1976, after French composer Jean Philippe Rameau.[1]

Rameau
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24
QuadrangleDiscovery quadrangle
Diameter58 km
EponymJean Philippe Rameau
Mariner 10 image of Discovery Rupes cutting through Rameau crater (center)

The scarp Discovery Rupes cuts across Rameau crater.

References
  1. "Rameau". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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