Zeami (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2°58′S 147°25′W / 2.96°S 147.41°W |
| Quadrangle | Tolstoj |
| Diameter | 129 km (80 mi) |
| Eponym | Zeami Motokiyo |
Zeami is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese dramatist and playwright Zeami Motokiyo.[1]
Hollows are present within Zeami. Small irregular depressions near the central peak complex are evidence of explosive volcanism on the floor of the crater.[2]
The crater Stevenson is to the northeast of Zeami. Sophocles is to the south, and Goya is to the southwest.
Views
Mariner 10 image with Zeami at center
Zeami crater interior
Oblique view across northern Zeami crater
Detail of hollow in northern Zeami crater
Another detail of hollows in the crater
External links
- Zeami in color, from the Planetary Society
References
- ↑ "Zeami". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510