Hemingway (crater)
Hemingway is in the lower right corner of this image | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°WCoordinates: 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°W |
Diameter | 130 km |
Eponym | Ernest Hemingway |
Hemingway is a crater on Mercury. It has a patch of very dark material located near its center. The dark color is likely due to rocks that have a different mineralogical composition from that of the surrounding surface.[1]
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