Popova_(crater)

Popova (crater)

Popova (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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]

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Mariner 10 image with Popova near center

The crater has a central peak[2] and 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. [1]
    "Popova". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    PRISTINE POPOVA, Release Date: January 4, 2013. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.


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