Ictinus is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its depth from crater floor to rim is 4.8 km.[2] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Ictinus is named for the Ancient Greek architect Ictinus, who lived in the 5th century BCE.[3]

The northern rim of Ictinus is in permanent shadow.[4]

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ Vilas, (Editor), Chapman (Editor), Matthews (Editor), Faith, Clark R, Mildred, Shapley (1989). Mercury. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0816510856. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Ictinus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ictinus_(crater)
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