Ovid (crater)

Ovid
	MESSENGER NAC image of Ovid crater (bottom center) and part of Pushkin crater (top)
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Bach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	69°46′S20°14′W / 69.77°S 20.23°W
Diameter	41.0 km (25.5 mi)
Eponym	Ovid

Last updated November 16, 2025

Ovid is a crater on Mercury.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Ovid is named for the Roman poet Ovid, who lived from 43 BCE to 17 CE.^[2]

Ovid is south of the large crater Pushkin.

References

↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
↑ "Ovid". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Ovid". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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