Equiano (crater)

Equiano is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 102 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Equiano is named for the abolitionist writer Olaudah Equiano, who lived from 1750 to 1797.[2]

Equiano
PlanetMercury
Coordinates40.2°S 30.7°W / -40.2; -30.7
QuadrangleDiscovery quadrangle
Diameter102 km
EponymOlaudah Equiano

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Equiano". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.


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