Sōtatsu (crater)

Sōtatsu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu.[1]

Sōtatsu
Mariner 10 image with Sōtatsu at center
PlanetMercury
Coordinates48.73°S 18.17°W / -48.73; -18.17
Diameter157 km
EponymTawaraya Sōtatsu

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

References

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