Kenkō (crater)
Appearance
![]() MESSENGER NAC image of Kenkō | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 21°21′S 16°10′W / 21.35°S 16.16°W |
Diameter | 105 km (65 mi) |
Eponym | Yoshida Kenkō |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Kenk%C5%8D_crater_EN0235806415M.jpg/240px-Kenk%C5%8D_crater_EN0235806415M.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Dar%C3%ADo_to_Hitomaro_craters_MESSENGER_WAC_IGF_to_RGB.jpg/240px-Dar%C3%ADo_to_Hitomaro_craters_MESSENGER_WAC_IGF_to_RGB.jpg)
Kenkō is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Kenko is named for the Japanese author Yoshida Kenkō, who lived from 1283 to 1352.[2]
Balagtas crater is to the east of Kenkō, Mahler is to the west, and Hitomaro is to the north.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Mariner_10_mosaic_27426-27427.jpg/300px-Mariner_10_mosaic_27426-27427.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Kenko". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.