Sousa
MESSENGER WAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates46°41′N 359°22′W / 46.69°N 359.37°W / 46.69; -359.37
QuadrangleHokusai
Diameter138 km (86 mi)
EponymJohn Philip Sousa

Sousa is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Sousa is named for American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa.[1]

Sousa is one of the better preserved of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sousa". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  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.
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