Enwonwu is an impact crater on the planet

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. It is named in honor of

Ben Enwonwu Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu MBE (14 July 1917 – 5 February 1994), better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor. Arguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century, his pioneering career opened th ...

, the modernist Nigerian sculptor and painter. The crater displays a central peak and a set of bright rays emanating from the crater rim. The rays cross the surrounding surface and neighboring craters, indicating that Enwonwu crater was formed comparatively recently in Mercury's history. The brightness of the rays also suggests relative youth, as over time rays darken and disappear on Mercury's surface. File:Enwonwu crater EN0221110382M.jpg, MESSENGER NAC image File:Enwonwu crater EN0249379910M.jpg, Oblique view with north at left File:EW0215938633G Enwonwu map.png, Enwonwu crater rays

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