Jókai is a crater on
Mercury. Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union
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(IAU) in 1979. Jokai is named for the Hungarian novelist
Mór Jókai
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, who lived from 1825 to 1904.
The final image by the
MESSENGER
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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
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crater, and to the east are
Mansart and
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.
Jókai crater EW0244689281G.jpg, Central Jókai crater
Jókai crater EW0242631251G.map.jpg, Another view at low sun angle
Final image EN1072716050M.jpg, Final image acquired by MESSENGER
References
Impact craters on Mercury
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