Hugo (crater)

Hugo

Oblique MESSENGER WAC image of Hugo
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	39°37′N48°29′W / 39.61°N 48.49°W / 39.61; -48.49
Diameter	206 km (128 mi)
Eponym	Victor Hugo

Northern Hugo crater. The rim arcs from near the left corner to above center and to near the right corner.

Hugo is a crater on Mercury. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Hugo is named for the French writer Victor Hugo, who lived from 1802 to 1885. ^[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

The crater is highly eroded and difficult to distinguish.

To the west of Hugo is Velázquez crater. To the east are Sōseki and Plath.

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Hugo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.