Yoshikawa (crater)
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 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 81°13′N 253°58′W / 81.21°N 253.97°W |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Eponym | Eiji Yoshikawa |
Yoshikawa is a crater on Mercury, near the north pole. It was named by the IAU in 2012 after the Japanese novelist Eiji Yoshikawa.[1]
S band radar data from the Arecibo Observatory collected between 1999 and 2005 indicates a radar-bright area along the southern interior of Yoshikawa, which is probably indicative of a water ice deposit, and lies within the permanently shadowed part of the crater.[2][3][4]
Yoshikawa is south of the slightly smaller Vonnegut crater.
