Sōtatsu (crater) explained

Sōtatsu
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-48.73°N -18.17°W
Eponym:Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Sōtatsu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sōtatsu . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 22 January 2020.