Horace (crater)

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Horace
Horace crater EN0254144265M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC image. Horace is near center.
Feature typeImpact crater
Location Bach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates 69°20′S50°01′W / 69.34°S 50.02°W / -69.34; -50.02
Diameter56 km (35 mi)
Eponym Horace

Horace is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Horace is named for the Ancient Roman poet Horace, who lived from 65 BCE to 8 BCE. [1]

To the west of Horace is the crater Spitteler, and to the north is Puccini.

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References

  1. "Horace". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 27 May 2021.