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Crater on Mercury
Hiroshige
}MESSENGER mosaic of Hiroshige
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationKuiper quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates13°20′S 26°58′W / 13.34°S 26.96°W / -13.34; -26.96
Diameter138 km
EponymAndō Hiroshige

Hiroshige is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, after the Japanese artist Andō Hiroshige.

Hiroshige is east of the craters Murasaki and Kuiper. Kuiper's rays overlie Hiroshige.

References

  1. "Hiroshige". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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