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Crater on Mercury
Rameau
}MESSENGER NAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24
Diameter58 km (36 mi)
EponymJean Philippe Rameau
Mariner 10 image of Discovery Rupes cutting through Rameau crater (center)

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

The scarp Discovery Rupes cuts across Rameau crater.

References

  1. "Rameau". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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