Sōtatsu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu.[1]

Sōtatsu
Mariner 10 image with Sōtatsu at center
PlanetMercury
Coordinates48°44′S 18°10′W / 48.73°S 18.17°W / -48.73; -18.17
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter157 km
EponymTawaraya Sōtatsu
MESSENGER image

The craters Tintoretto and Po Ya are to the northwest of Sōtatsu.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sōtatsu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 22 January 2020.