Callicrates (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Callicrates

| image = File:Callicrates crater EN0239252688M.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER NAC of Callicrates

| location = Bach quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|66.51|S|30.37|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|68|km}}

| eponym = Callicrates

}}

File:Callicrates crater EN1065065885M.jpg

Callicrates is a crater on Mercury.{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = Institute of Physics Publishing |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}} 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.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/976 |title = Callicrates |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 11 March 2022}}