Navoi (crater)

Navoi
	Navoi crater, with an enhanced colour version highlighting its reddish colouration.
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	59°00′N 200°00′W / 59.0°N 200.0°WCoordinates: 59°00′N 200°00′W / 59.0°N 200.0°W
Quadrangle	Raditladi
Diameter	66 km
Eponym	Ali-Shir Nava'i

Navoi is a crater on Mercury. It contains uncommon reddish material that indicates a different rock composition from its surroundings. Navoi also appears to have an irregularly shaped depression in its center. Such depressions have been seen elsewhere on Mercury, including within Praxiteles crater, and may indicate past volcanic activity.^[1]

MESSENGER image

References[]

^ "Navoi: An Uncommon Crater Named for the Uzbek Poet". Messenger. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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[1] "Navoi: An Uncommon Crater Named for the Uzbek Poet". Messenger. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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