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Scopas (crater)

Coordinates: 81°16′S 185°17′W / 81.26°S 185.29°W / -81.26; -185.29
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Scopas
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates81°16′S 185°17′W / 81.26°S 185.29°W / -81.26; -185.29
QuadrangleBach
Diameter83.16 km
EponymScopas

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]

References

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