Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
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Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 0°08′S 69°16′W / 0.13°S 69.26°W |
Diameter | 124 km (77 mi) |
Eponym | Polygnotus |
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.