Hiroshige (crater) explained

Hiroshige
Location:Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury
Type:Impact crater
Coordinates:-13.34°N -26.96°W
Diameter:138 km
Eponym:Andō 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hiroshige . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 28 March 2020.