Kuniyoshi (crater)
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Crater on Mercury
Crater on Mercury
| MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°52′S 37°29′W / 57.87°S 37.49°W / -57.87; -37.49 |
| Quadrangle | Discovery |
| Diameter | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Eponym | Utagawa Kuniyoshi |
Kuniyoshi is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2014. It is named for the Japanese painter and printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi.[1]
Kuniyoshi is a fresh crater of Kuiperian age.[2]
To the east of Kuniyoshi are Hesiod crater and Pampu Facula, a bright region that is likely to be a site of explosive volcanism.[2] There is a small irregular depression on the north rim of Kuniyoshi which may also be volcanic in origin.
Kuniyoshi is near the Discovery Rupes.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Kuniyoshi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b Thomas, R. J., D. A. Rothery, S. J. Conway, and M. Anand (2014), Long-lived explosive volcanism on Mercury, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 6084–6092, doi:10.1002/2014GL061224.
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