Yamada (crater)

Yamada is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 17.1 kilometres (10.6 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 4, 2015. Yamada is named for the Japanese composer and conductor Kosaku Yamada.[1]

Yamada
PlanetMercury
Coordinates82.54°N 136.16°E / 82.54; 136.16
QuadrangleBorealis quadrangle
Diameter17.1 km (10.6 mi)
EponymKosaku Yamada

References

  1. "Yamada". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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