Popova (crater)

Popova
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W / -34.72; -66.73
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter34 km (21 mi)
EponymLyubov 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.

The crater has a central peak 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.

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