Murasaki (crater)

Murasaki
	Mariner 10 stereo images of Murasaki and Hiroshige craters. The image on the left was taken during the second flyby, that on the right at the first. The 125 km diameter Murasaki is on the left, and 140 km Hiroshige on the right.
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	12°S 31°W / 12°S 31°WCoordinates: 12°S 31°W / 12°S 31°W
Diameter	125 km
Eponym	Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki is a crater on Mercury located at 12 S, 31 W. It is 125 km in diameter and named after Murasaki Shikibu. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1976.^[1] East of its rim almost touching is the slightly larger Hiroshige. The bright crater Kuiper overlays the rim of Murasaki, its ray system from Kuiper protrudes into the crater. South from the crater is Goldstone Vallis. Murasaki has a central peak in the middle.

References

↑ "Murasaki". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union/USGS. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

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[1] "Murasaki". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union/USGS. Retrieved October 19, 2017.