| Futabatei | |
| Location: | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
| Type: | Central-peak impact crater |
| Coordinates: | -16.05°N -83.52°W |
| Eponym: | Futabatei Shimei |
Futabatei is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 57 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Futabatei is named for the Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei, who lived from 1864 to 1909.[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.
Futabatei is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.[3]
Futabatei is east of the larger Sullivan crater, and northwest of the large basin Raphael.