Pushkin (crater)

Pushkin
MESSENGER NAC showing the central crater and its eastern rim
PlanetMercury
Coordinates65°47′S 20°44′W / 65.79°S 20.73°W / -65.79; -20.73
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter232 km (144 mi)
EponymAlexander Pushkin

Pushkin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Pushkin is named after Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.[1]

Pushkin lies south of the Tsurayuki crater, and north of the Ovid crater. The craters are named after 10th century Japanese poet Ki no Tsurayuki,[2] and 1st century BC Roman poet Ovid,[3] respectively.

References

  1. ^ "Pushkin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Tsurayuki". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ovid". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 17 April 2022.


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