Hugo (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Hugo

| image = Hugo crater EW1063879816G.jpg

| caption = Oblique MESSENGER WAC image of Hugo

| location = Victoria quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|39.61|N|48.49|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|206|km}}

| eponym = Victor Hugo

}}

File:Hugo crater EW0241293822G.jpg

Hugo is a crater on Mercury.{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = Institute of Physics Publishing |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}} 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.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2576 |title = Hugo |publisher = IAU/NASA/USGS |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 4 September 2022}}

The crater is highly eroded and difficult to distinguish.

To the west of Hugo is Velázquez crater. To the east are Sōseki and Plath.