Sōtatsu (crater)

Sōtatsu is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the Japanese artist Tawaraya Sōtatsu.^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.^[2]

Sōtatsu

Mariner 10 image with Sōtatsu at center
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	48.73°S 18.17°W / -48.73; -18.17
Quadrangle	Discovery
Diameter	157 km (98 mi)
Eponym	Tawaraya Sōtatsu

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

MESSENGER image