Camões (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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.

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Camoes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.