  We present MeerKAT HI line observations of the nearby interacting galaxy pair
NGC 1512/1510. The MeerKAT data yield high-fidelity image sets characterised by
an excellent combination of high angular resolution (~20") and and sensitivity
(~0.08 Msun/pc^2), thereby offering the most detailed view of this well-studied
system's neutral atomic hydrogen content, especially the HI co-located with the
optical components of the galaxies. The stellar bulge and bar of NGC 1512 are
located within a central HI depression where surface densities fall below 1
Msun/pc^2, while the galaxy's starburst ring coincides with a well-defined HI
annulus delimited by a surface density of 3 Msun/pc^2. In stark contrast, the
star-bursting companion, NGC 1510, has its young stellar population precisely
matched to the highest HI over-densities we measure (~12.5 Msun/pc^2). The
improved quality of the MeerKAT data warrants the first detailed measurements
of the lengths and masses of the system's tidally-induced HI arms. We measure
the longest of the two prominent HI arms to extend over ~27 kpc and to contain
more than 30% of the system's total HI mass. We quantitatively explore the
spatial correlation between HI and far-ultraviolet flux over a large range of
HI mass surface densities spanning the outer disk. The results indicate the
system's HI content to play an important role in setting the pre-conditions
required for wide-spread, high-mass star formation. This work serves as a
demonstration of the remarkable efficiency and accuracy with which MeerKAT can
image nearby systems in HI line emission.
