Camões (crater)

Camões is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Camoes is named for the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões, who lived from 1524 to 1580.[2]

Camões
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates71.42°S 68.39°W / -71.42; -68.39
QuadrangleBach
Diameter70 km
EponymLuís de Camões

To the northwest of Camões is the crater Ōkyo. To the northeast is Spitteler.

References
  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Camoes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.


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