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Nawahi (crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Eponym
  
Joseph Nawahi

Diameter
  
34

Nawahi (crater)

Nawahi is a crater on Mercury. Nawahi crater is located within the large Caloris impact basin. The unusual dark material creating a halo around Nawahi makes this crater of special interest, as the dark material likely represents rocks with a different chemical and mineralogical composition than those of the neighboring surface. The crater is named after Hawaiian patriot and painter Joseph Nāwahī.

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Nawahi (crater) Wikipedia