Hemingway (crater)
Hemingway is in the lower right corner of this MESSENGER image, from its second flyby in October 2008 | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 17°30′N 2°54′W / 17.5°N 2.9°W |
| Diameter | 126 km (78 mi) |
| 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.
The crater's name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009. It is named for the American author Ernest Hemingway.
The small crater Makeba is southeast of Hemingway.