Canova (crater)

Canova

Slightly oblique MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	25°36′N 3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71Coordinates: 25°36′N 3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71
Quadrangle	Victoria
Diameter	46 km
Eponym	Antonio Canova

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.

Approximate color image of the region around Canova crater

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