| Pushkin | |
| Globe: | Mercury |
| Coordinates: | -65.79°N -20.73°W |
| Eponym: | Alexander Pushkin |
Pushkin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Pushkin is named after Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.[1]
Pushkin lies south of the Tsurayuki crater, and north of the Ovid crater. The craters are named after 10th century Japanese poet Ki no Tsurayuki,[2] and 1st century BC Roman poet Ovid,[3] respectively.