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Pushkin

MESSENGER NAC showing the central crater and its eastern rim
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	65°47′S 20°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 after Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

Pushkin lies south of the Tsurayuki crater, and north of the Ovid crater. The craters are named after 10th century Japanese poet Ki no Tsurayuki, and 1st century BC Roman poet Ovid, respectively.

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.

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