Hugo (crater)

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Hugo
Hugo crater EW1063879816G.jpg
Oblique MESSENGER WAC image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 39°37′N48°29′W / 39.61°N 48.49°W / 39.61; -48.49
Quadrangle Victoria
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 crater EW0241293822G.jpg
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 is highly eroded and difficult to distinguish.

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

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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.