Pushkin (crater)

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Pushkin
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MESSENGER NAC showing the central crater and its eastern rim
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 65°47′S20°44′W / 65.79°S 20.73°W / -65.79; -20.73
Quadrangle Discovery
Diameter 232 km (144 mi)
Eponym Alexander Pushkin

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

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

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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.