Couperin | |
Location: | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 29.8°N -151.4°W |
Eponym: | François Couperin |
Couperin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 80 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Couperin is named for the French composer François Couperin, who lived from 1688 to 1733.[2]
Couperin is in the highlands north of Budh Planitia.