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Kuniyoshi (crater)

Kuniyoshi is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2014. It is named for the Japanese painter and printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

Kuniyoshi is a fresh crater of Kuiperian age.

To the east of Kuniyoshi are Hesiod crater and Pampu Facula, a bright region that is likely to be a site of explosive volcanism. There is a small irregular depression on the north rim of Kuniyoshi which may also be volcanic in origin.

Kuniyoshi is near the Discovery Rupes.

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