Ustad Isa (crater)

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Ustad Isa
Ustad Isa crater 0167015.jpg
Mariner 10 image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 31°55′S166°07′W / 31.91°S 166.11°W / -31.91; -166.11
Quadrangle Michelangelo
Diameter 138 km (86 mi)
Eponym Ustad Isa

Ustad Isa is an impact crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1979. [1]

Ustad Isa is east of the prominent rayed crater Bashō. To the south of Ustad Isa are Takayoshi and Barma.

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References

  1. "Ustad Isa". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS). International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 2020-01-07.