 MESSENGER NAC image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21°06′S 287°35′W / 21.1°S 287.59°W / -21.1; -287.59 |
| Quadrangle | Debussy |
| Diameter | 88 km |
| Eponym | Truman Capote |
Capote is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, and is named for the American author Truman Capote.
The central peak of Capote is unusual because a ring-like depression completely surrounds it.
On the north rim of Capote, along its border with Kipling crater, is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM), closely associated with hollows.
References
- "Capote". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
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