Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 23°42′S 179°54′W / 23.7°S 179.9°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 118 km |
Eponym | Gerhart Hauptmann |
Hauptmann is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 118 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Hauptmann is named for the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann, who lived from 1862 to 1946. [2]
A dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM) is present to the southwest of Hauptmann.