Nampeyo (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Nampeyo

| image = Nampeyo crater EN0243857019M.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER NAC image of Nampeyo

| location = Discovery quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Central-peak impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|40.6|S|50.1|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 52 km

| eponym = Nampeyo

}}

File:Nampeyo crater EN0253678867M.jpg.]]

Nampeyo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 52 kilometers.{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = Institute of Physics Publishing |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}} Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Nampeyo is named for the Hopi-Tewa ceramics artist Nampeyo, who lived from 1860 to 1942.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4131 |title = Nampeyo |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 4 July 2012}}