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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Popova
Clean Name Popova
Feature ID 15085
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -34.27 °
Southmost Latitude -35.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 66.19 °
Westmost Longitude 67.11 °
Diameter 34.73 km
Center Latitude -34.70 °
Center Longitude 66.65 °
Northmost Latitude -34.28 °
Southmost Latitude -35.09 °
Eastmost Longitude 66.27 °
Westmost Longitude 67.19 °
Diameter 34.00 km
Center Latitude -34.72 °
Center Longitude 66.73 °
Quad H-11 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 19, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Lyubov; Russian painter and designer (1889-1924).
Reference [210] - Dictionary of Women Artists, edited by Delia Gaze: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago/London, 1997.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 3:03 PM

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