Unkei (crater) explained

Unkei
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-31.79°N -62.6°W
Diameter:121 km
Eponym:Unkei

Unkei is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Japanese sculptor Unkei.[1]

The peak-ring basin Chekhov is to the south of Unkei.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unkei . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 15 January 2020.