Hugo | |
Location: | Victoria quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 39.61°N -48.49°W |
Eponym: | Victor Hugo |
Hugo is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Hugo is named for the French writer Victor Hugo, who lived from 1802 to 1885.[2]
The crater is highly eroded and difficult to distinguish.
To the west of Hugo is Velázquez crater. To the east are Sōseki and Plath.