Camões | |
Location: | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -71.42°N -68.39°W |
Diameter: | 70 km |
Eponym: | Luís de Camões |
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]
To the northwest of Camões is the crater Ōkyo. To the northeast is Spitteler.