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Polygnotus (crater)

Coordinates: 0°00′N 68°30′W / 0°N 68.5°W / 0; -68.5
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Polygnotus
PlanetMercury
Coordinates0°00′N 68°30′W / 0°N 68.5°W / 0; -68.5
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter130 km
EponymPolygnotus

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

This basin has a central peak ring and is embayed with smooth plains material, which is very different in texture from the surrounding terrain.

References

  1. ^ Polygnotus, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)