Eitoku (crater)
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 21°48′S 157°11′W / 21.80°S 157.18°W |
| Diameter | 101.0 km (62.8 mi) |
| Eponym | Kanō Eitoku |
Eitoku is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 101 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Eitoku is named for the Japanese artist Kanō Eitoku, who lived from 1543 to 1590.[2]
Irregular depressions lie within the central peak complex on the floor of the crater. The depressions may be evidence of explosive volcanism.[3]
Eitoku is due south of the crater Rublev, which is itself east of the large crater Tolstoj. Lucena crater is to the south of Eitoku.
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Eitoku". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ David Pegg, David Rothery, M.R. Balme, Susan Conway, 2021. Explosive vent sites on Mercury: Commonplace multiple eruptions and their implications. Icarus 365:114510. doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114510
