Hitomaro (crater)

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Hitomaro
Mariner 10 mosaic 27430-27431 Hitomaro crater.jpg
Mariner 10 mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 16°04′S15°39′W / 16.07°S 15.65°W / -16.07; -15.65
Quadrangle Kuiper
Diameter 105 km (65 mi)
Eponym Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

Hitomaro is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 105 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Hitomaro is named for the Japanese poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, [2] who lived from the 650s to roughly 709.

The impactor that created Hitomaro crater struck the west side of an older and larger peak ring basin (unnamed). The crater itself is unusual in that its central peak complex is offset to the west. It also possesses a ray system that has two dark lobes to the north and south, and lighter portions to the east and west. There are also hollows on the crater floor.

Hitomaro is located west of the much larger Sanai crater. The crater Dvorák is to the northeast of Hitomaro. Balagtas, Kenkō, and Mahler are to the south.

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References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Hitomaro". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 22 September 2022.