Sophocles (crater) explained

Sophocles
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-6.95°N -146.04°W
Eponym:Sophocles

Sophocles is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Greek dramatist Sophocles.[1]

Zeami crater is to the north of Sophocles, and Goya is to the west.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sophocles . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 15 January 2020.