Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 1°02′N 132°45′W / 1.03°N 132.75°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 155 km (96 mi) |
Eponym | Lysippos |
Lysippus is a crater on Mercury. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Lysippus is named for the Greek sculptor Lysippos, who lived in the 4th century BCE. [2]
Lysippus it is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [3]
To the north of Lysippus is Thoreau crater, and to the east is Vieira da Silva crater.
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 1°02′N 132°45′W / 1.03°N 132.75°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 155 km (96 mi) |
Eponym | Lysippos |
Lysippus is a crater on Mercury. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Lysippus is named for the Greek sculptor Lysippos, who lived in the 4th century BCE. [2]
Lysippus it is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [3]
To the north of Lysippus is Thoreau crater, and to the east is Vieira da Silva crater.