Futabatei (crater)
 MESSENGER mosaic of Futabei and surrounding regions | |
| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 16°03′S 83°31′W / 16.05°S 83.52°W |
| Diameter | 57 km (35 mi) |
| Eponym | Futabatei Shimei |
Futabatei is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 57 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Futabatei is named for the Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei, who lived from 1864 to 1909.[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[3]
Futabatei is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.[4]
Futabatei is east of the larger Sullivan crater, and northwest of the large basin Raphael.
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Futabatei". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.
- ^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.
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