Callicrates
PlanetMercury
Coordinates66°31′S 30°22′W / 66.51°S 30.37°W / -66.51; -30.37
QuadrangleBach
Diameter68 km (42 mi)
EponymCallicrates
Oblique view

Callicrates is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Callicrates is named for the Greek architect Callicrates, who lived in the 5th century BCE.[2]

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Callicrates". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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