Eitoku (crater)

Eitoku
	MESSENGER NAC
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]

Eitoku is due south of the crater Rublev, which is itself east of the large crater Tolstoj.

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.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Eitoku". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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