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Takanobu_(crater) Latitude and Longitude:

30°40′N 108°34′W / 30.66°N 108.56°W / 30.66; -108.56
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Takanobu
MESSENGER WAC with Takanobu at top center
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 30°40′N 108°34′W / 30.66°N 108.56°W / 30.66; -108.56
Quadrangle Shakespeare
Diameter72.0 km (44.7 mi)
Eponym Fujiwara no Takanobu

Takanobu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. The crater is named for Japanese poet and portrait artist Fujiwara no Takanobu. [1]

Takanobu lies about midway between the craters Gibran to the northwest and Mickiewicz to the southeast.

MESSENGER mosaic

References

  1. ^ "Takanobu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/ USGS/ NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2022.