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Joplin (crater)

Coordinates: 38°34′S 334°29′W / 38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49
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Joplin
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates38°34′S 334°29′W / 38.56°S 334.49°W / -38.56; -334.49
QuadrangleDebussy
Diameter139 km (86 mi)
EponymScott Joplin

Joplin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012, after the American composer Scott Joplin.[1]

Joplin's peak ring is relatively small compared to the crater diameter and it is offset from the center. It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

Joplin is located about half-way between the prominent crater Debussy and the crater Lennon. It is south of the crater Travers.

Joplin crater at the terminator

References

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  1. ^ "Joplin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.