Jókai (crater)

Jókai is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Jokai is named for the Hungarian novelist Mór Jókai, who lived from 1825 to 1904.[2]

Jókai

MESSENGER WAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	71.93°N 138.45°W / 71.93; -138.45
Quadrangle	Borealis
Diameter	93.0 km (57.8 mi)
Eponym	Mór Jókai

The final image by the MESSENGER spacecraft was acquired south of the south rim of Jókai on 30 April 2015. The spacecraft impacted the planet later that day close to the crater Janáček.

To the south of Jókai is Turgenev crater, and to the east are Mansart and Bjornson.

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  Central Jókai crater
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  Another view at low sun angle
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  Final image acquired by MESSENGER