Unkei (crater)

Unkei
MESSENGER NAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates31°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
    Mariner 10 image with Unkei in upper left
  • Another MESSENGER image
    Another MESSENGER image

References

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


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