Sousa (crater) explained

Sousa
Globe:	Mercury
Coordinates:	46.69°N -359.37°W
Eponym:	John Philip Sousa

Sousa is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Sousa is named for American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa.^[1]

Sousa is one of the better preserved of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.^[2]

To the south of Sousa is Piazzolla crater, and to the southwest is Monet.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sousa . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 22 February 2022.
2. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.