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

Canova
Slightly oblique MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates25°36′N 3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter46 km
EponymAntonio Canova
Detail of Canova crater, also from MESSENGER NAC

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

Approximate color image of the region around Canova crater

References edit

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