Kenkō (crater)

Kenkō
	MESSENGER NAC image of Kenkō
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Discovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	21°21′S 16°10′W / 21.35°S 16.16°W
Diameter	105 km (65 mi)
Eponym	Yoshida Kenkō

Kenkō is a crater on Mercury.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Kenko is named for the Japanese author Yoshida Kenkō, who lived from 1283 to 1352.^[2]

Balagtas crater is to the east of Kenkō, Mahler is to the west, and Hitomaro is to the north.

References

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Kenko". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.