Polygnotus (crater) explained

Polygnotus
Location:	Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury
Type:	Peak-ring impact basin
Coordinates:	-0.13°N -69.26°W
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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polygnotus . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 21 September 2022.
2. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.