Canova (crater)

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Canova
Canova crater EN0220588954M.jpg
Slightly oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Canova
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
Location Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates 25°36′N3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71
Diameter46 km (29 mi)
Eponym Antonio Canova
Detail of Canova crater, also from MESSENGER NAC Canova crater EN1032594178M EN1032594190M.jpg
Detail of Canova crater, also from MESSENGER NAC

Canova is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2018, after Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. [1]

Hollows are present within the crater and to the northwest of it.

To the northeast of Canova is Piazzolla crater. To the east is Kyōsai.

Approximate color image of the region around Canova crater Canova crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg
Approximate color image of the region around Canova crater

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References

  1. "Canova". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 23 May 2021.