Scopas (crater)
 MESSENGER image, with north at the bottom | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 81°16′S 185°17′W / 81.26°S 185.29°W |
| Quadrangle | Bach |
| Diameter | 83.16 km (51.67 mi) |
| Eponym | Scopas |
Scopas is a crater on Mercury, near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the ancient Greek sculptor and architect Scopas,[1] following the official convention of naming craters on Mercury after historically significant artists, musicians, painters, and authors.[2]
Two smaller, unnamed craters overlie Scopas crater itself. The northern rims of these craters are in permanent shadow.[3]
Ictinus crater is immediately to the northeast of Scopas.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scopas". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Categories (Themes) for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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