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Rikyū (crater)

Coordinates: 79°55′N 22°44′W / 79.91°N 22.74°W / 79.91; -22.74
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Rikyū
MESSENGER WAC image of Rikyū (left) and Varma (right) craters
PlanetMercury
Coordinates79°55′N 22°44′W / 79.91°N 22.74°W / 79.91; -22.74
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter22.39 km (13.91 mi)
EponymSen no Rikyū
Oblique view of Rikyū (right) and Varma (left) craters

Rikyū is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 18, 2013. Rikyū is named for Japanese tea master and designer of the Japanese tea ceremony Sen no Rikyū.[1]

Rikyū is west of the slightly larger crater Varma.

References

  1. ^ "Rikyū". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 5 May 2022.


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