Sobkou Planitia
Mariner 10 image of Sobkou Planitia showing the crater pair Degas and Brontë | |
| Location | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
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| Coordinates | 39°N 128°W / 39°N 128°W |
| Eponym | Egyptian messenger god Sobek |
Sobkou Planitia is a large basin on the planet Mercury. It is named after the ancient Egyptian messenger deity Sobkou (whose name is more usually transliterated Sobek). He was associated by the Egyptians with the planet Mercury.