Polygnotus
PlanetMercury
Coordinates0°08′S 69°16′W / 0.13°S 69.26°W / -0.13; -69.26
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter124 km (77 mi)
EponymPolygnotus

Polygnotus is a crater on Mercury, named by the IAU in 1976, after ancient Greek painter Polygnotus.[1]

Polygnotus has a central peak ring which is embayed with smooth plains material, which is very different in texture from the surrounding terrain. It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

Boethius crater is west of Polygnotus. Tansen is to the northwest.

References

  1. ^ "Polygnotus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.


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