Jobim is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of . Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) on September 25, 2015. Jobim is named for the Brazilian composer

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

. Jobim is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In ''Mercury: The View After

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'' edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9. To the west of Jobim is the crater Masuka. File:Jobim crater EW0254022495G.jpg, Another view from ''MESSENGER'' File:Crater within Jobim crater EN0243912213M.jpg, Close up of 12 km diameter crater with hollows in the southern half of Jobim

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