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Hiroshige (crater)

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MESSENGER mosaic of Hiroshige
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationKuiper quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates13°20′S 26°58′W / 13.34°S 26.96°W / -13.34; -26.96
Diameter138 km
EponymAndō Hiroshige

Hiroshige is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, after the Japanese artist Andō Hiroshige.[1]

Hiroshige is east of the craters Murasaki and Kuiper. Kuiper's rays overlie Hiroshige.

References

  1. ^ "Hiroshige". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.


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