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Crater on Mercury
Akutagawa is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 106 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in on September 25, 2015. Akutagawa is named for the Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.[1]
Much of Akutagawa is surrounded by low-reflectance material (LRM), thought to be caused by the carbon mineral graphite.[2]
References
- ^ "Akutagawa". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Mercury's mysterious surface darkness revealed". Astronomy Now. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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