Balagtas is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 98 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Balagtas is named for the Filipino writer Francisco Balagtas, who lived from 1788 to 1862.
Kenkō crater is to the west of Balagtas, and Hitomaro is to the north. To the southeast is Darío.
Mosaic of Mariner 10 images with Balagtas at right, Kenkō at center, and Mahler in upper left
References
^Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN0-7503-0620-3.
^"Balagtas". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
