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Popova (crater)

Coordinates: 34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W / -34.72; -66.73
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Popova
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W / -34.72; -66.73
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter34 km
EponymLyubov Popova
Mariner 10 image with Popova near center

Popova is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the Russian painter and designer Lyubov Popova.[1]

The crater has a bright ray system that overlies surrounding features and is thus young.

The peak-ring basin Chekhov is to the southeast of Popova, and the flat-floored Unkei is to the northeast.

References

  1. ^ "Popova". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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