Horace (crater)

Horace is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Horace is named for the Ancient Roman poet Horace, who lived from 65 BCE to 8 BCE.[1]

Horace
MESSENGER NAC image. Horace is near center.
PlanetMercury
Coordinates69.34°S 50.02°W / -69.34; -50.02
QuadrangleBach
Diameter56 km
EponymHorace

To the west of Horace is the crater Spitteler, and to the north is Puccini.

References

  1. "Horace". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.


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