Couperin (crater)
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| } MESSENGER WAC image | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Diameter | 80 km (50 mi) |
| 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.
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Mosaic of MESSENGER Narrow Angle Camera images
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Couperin crater in approximate color
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