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Unkei (crater)
Crater on Mercury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unkei is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese sculptor Unkei.[1]
Quick Facts Planet, Coordinates ...
![]() MESSENGER NAC | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 31.79°S 62.6°W / -31.79; -62.6 |
Quadrangle | Discovery |
Diameter | 121 km |
Eponym | Unkei |
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The peak-ring basin Chekhov is to the south of Unkei.
- Mariner 10 image with Unkei in upper left
- Another MESSENGER image