Scopas (crater)

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]

Scopas
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates81.26°S 185.29°W / -81.26; -185.29
Diameter83.16 km
EponymScopas

References

  1. "Scopas". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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