Kenkō (crater)

Kenkō is a crater on Mercury.

[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976.

Kenko is named for the Japanese author Yoshida Kenkō, who lived from 1283 to 1352.

[2] Balagtas crater is to the east of Kenkō, Mahler is to the west, and Hitomaro is to the north.

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Kenkō at the terminator
Regional approximate color view by MESSENGER , with Kenkō near center (indistinct)
Mosaic of Mariner 10 images with Balagtas at right, Kenkō at center, and Mahler in upper left