Hesiod is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 101 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Hesiod is named for the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, who lived around 800 BCE.[2]
Kuniyoshi crater is west of Hesiod, and Pampu Facula is centered on its northeastern rim.
References
^Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN0-7503-0620-3.
^"Hesiod". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
