Sousa (crater)

PlanetMercury

Coordinates46°41′N 359°22′W / 46.69°N 359.37°W / 46.69; -359.37

QuadrangleHokusai

Diameter138 km (86 mi)

Sousa

MESSENGER WAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	46°41′N 359°22′W / 46.69°N 359.37°W / 46.69; -359.37
Quadrangle	Hokusai
Diameter	138 km (86 mi)
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.

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  Slightly oblique view at lower sun angle
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  Hollows on a mountain peak within Sousa crater