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Scopas (crater)

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Two smaller, unnamed craters overlie Scopas crater itself. The northern rims of these craters are in permanent shadow.
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in 1976, after the ancient Greek sculptor and architect
251: 134:, near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the 113: 103: 91: 52: 42: 151:crater is immediately to the northeast of Scopas. 271: 8: 22: 246:This article about the planet Mercury is a 278: 264: 28: 202:Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU) 222:ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE 160: 21: 7: 236: 234: 173:Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature 250:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 238: 136:International Astronomical Union 37:image, with north at the bottom 1: 109:83.16 km (51.67 mi) 323: 233: 302:Impact craters on Mercury 27: 307:Mercury (planet) stubs 72: /  24: 259: 258: 125: 124: 19:Crater on Mercury 16:Crater on Mercury 314: 280: 273: 266: 242: 235: 225: 219: 213: 212: 210: 208: 194: 188: 187: 185: 183: 165: 87: 86: 84: 83: 82: 77: 76:81.26°S 185.29°W 73: 70: 69: 68: 65: 32: 25: 322: 321: 317: 316: 315: 313: 312: 311: 297:Bach quadrangle 287: 286: 285: 284: 231: 229: 228: 220: 216: 206: 204: 196: 195: 191: 181: 179: 167: 166: 162: 157: 130:is a crater on 81:-81.26; -185.29 80: 78: 74: 71: 66: 63: 61: 59: 58: 38: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 320: 318: 310: 309: 304: 299: 289: 288: 283: 282: 275: 268: 260: 257: 256: 243: 227: 226: 214: 189: 159: 158: 156: 153: 123: 122: 117: 111: 110: 107: 101: 100: 95: 89: 88: 56: 50: 49: 46: 40: 39: 33: 18: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 319: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 294: 292: 281: 276: 274: 269: 267: 262: 261: 255: 253: 249: 244: 241: 237: 232: 223: 218: 215: 203: 199: 193: 190: 178: 174: 170: 164: 161: 154: 152: 150: 146: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 121: 118: 116: 112: 108: 106: 102: 99: 96: 94: 90: 85: 57: 55: 51: 47: 45: 41: 36: 31: 26: 252:expanding it 245: 230: 217: 205:. Retrieved 201: 192: 180:. Retrieved 172: 163: 147: 144: 127: 126: 207:24 February 79: / 54:Coordinates 291:Categories 155:References 93:Quadrangle 35:MESSENGER 182:23 March 169:"Scopas" 105:Diameter 67:185°17′W 149:Ictinus 132:Mercury 64:81°16′S 48:Mercury 140:Scopas 128:Scopas 120:Scopas 115:Eponym 44:Planet 23:Scopas 248:stub 209:2021 184:2020 177:NASA 98:Bach 293:: 200:. 175:. 171:. 279:e 272:t 265:v 254:. 211:. 186:.

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MESSENGER
Planet
Coordinates
81°16′S 185°17′W / 81.26°S 185.29°W / -81.26; -185.29
Quadrangle
Bach
Diameter
Eponym
Scopas
Mercury
International Astronomical Union
Scopas
Ictinus
"Scopas"
NASA
"Categories (Themes) for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites"
ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE
Stub icon
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Categories
Bach quadrangle
Impact craters on Mercury
Mercury (planet) stubs

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