Hesiodus (Moon)

Named after Hesiod Hesiodus - Greek humanitarian (c. 735 B.C.).

Hesiodus is a lunar impact crater located on the southern fringes of Mare Nubium, to the northwest of the crater Pitatus. Starting near the northwest rim is the wide cleft named Rima Hesiodus. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.