Kuniyoshi (crater)

Kuniyoshi

MESSENGER image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	57°52′S37°29′W / 57.87°S 37.49°W / -57.87; -37.49
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	27 km (17 mi)
Eponym	Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Image of nearby features

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

1. "Kuniyoshi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
2. 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.