Mariko (crater)

{{Short description|Crater on Venus}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Mariko

| image = 23.3s132.9p225.gif

| caption = Radar image of Venus Crater Mariko

| location = Venus

| coordinates = {{coord|23.3|S|132.9|E|globe:venus_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 11.2 km

}}

Mariko is an impact crater on Venus. In 1997 it was named for a common female Japanese first name, in accordance with planetary nomenclature rules for Venusian craters under 20 km in diameter.{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3709?__fsk=730604964|publisher=International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)|access-date=17 March 2012}}{{cite web|title=Venus Crater Database|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/vc/vcinfo/?refnum=587|publisher=The Lunar and Planetary Institute.|access-date=16 March 2010}}

The crater is located in the V-36 quadrangle of Venus.