Nampeyo | |
Location: | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Central-peak impact crater |
Coordinates: | -40.6°N -50.1°W |
Diameter: | 52 km |
Eponym: | Nampeyo |
Nampeyo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 52 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Nampeyo is named for the Hopi-Tewa ceramics artist Nampeyo, who lived from 1860 to 1942.[2]