Ovid | |
Location: | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -69.77°N -20.23°W |
Eponym: | Ovid |
Ovid is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Ovid is named for the Roman poet Ovid, who lived from 43 BCE to 17 CE.[2]
Ovid is south of the large crater Pushkin.