Sōtatsu (crater)

Sōtatsu
	Mariner 10 image with Sōtatsu at center
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	48°44′S 18°10′W / 48.73°S 18.17°W
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	157 km (98 mi)
Eponym	Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Sōtatsu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.^[2]

The craters Tintoretto and Po Ya are to the northwest of Sōtatsu.

References

^ "Sōtatsu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ 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.

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[1] "Sōtatsu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[Davies_1978-2] 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.

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