Takanobu (crater)

Takanobu
MESSENGER WAC with Takanobu at top center
PlanetMercury
Coordinates30°40′N 108°34′W / 30.66°N 108.56°W / 30.66; -108.56
QuadrangleShakespeare
Diameter72.0 km (44.7 mi)
EponymFujiwara no Takanobu

Takanobu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. The crater is named for Japanese poet and portrait artist Fujiwara no Takanobu.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Takanobu lies about midway between the craters Gibran to the northwest and Mickiewicz to the southeast.

MESSENGER mosaic

References

  1. ^ "Takanobu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  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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