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Ictinus
MESSENGER NAC of Ictinus
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Bach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	79°34′S 174°14′W / 79.56°S 174.24°W / -79.56; -174.24
Diameter	58.03 km (36.06 mi)
Eponym	Ictinus

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

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ 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)
^ "Ictinus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

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