Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 16°12′S 83°00′W / 16.2°S 83.0°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 57 km |
Eponym | Futabatei Shimei |
Futabatei is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 57 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Futabatei is named for the Japanese novelist Futabatei Shimei, who lived from 1864 to 1909. [2]
Futabatei is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater. [3]
Futabatei is east of the larger Sullivan crater, and northwest of the large basin Raphael.