Popova (crater)
Appearance
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W |
Quadrangle | Discovery |
Diameter | 34 km |
Eponym | Lyubov Popova |
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.