Murasaki (crater)
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 |
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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 bright crater Kuiper overlays the rim of Murasaki.
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