Unkei (crater)

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Unkei
Unkei crater EN0241538161M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates31°47′S 62°36′W / 31.79°S 62.6°W / -31.79; -62.6Coordinates: 31°47′S 62°36′W / 31.79°S 62.6°W / -31.79; -62.6
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter121 km
EponymUnkei

Unkei is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese sculptor Unkei.[1]

The peak-ring basin Chekhov is to the south of Unkei.

  • Mariner 10 image with Unkei in upper left

  • Another MESSENGER image

References[]

  1. ^ "Unkei". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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