Eitoku | |
Location: | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -21.8°N -157.18°W |
Eponym: | Kanō Eitoku |
Eitoku is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 101 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Eitoku is named for the Japanese artist Kanō Eitoku, who lived from 1543 to 1590.[2]
Eitoku is due south of the crater Rublev, which is itself east of the large crater Tolstoj.