Danilova (crater)
 Magellan radar image | |
| Location | Venus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 26°24′S 337°12′E / 26.4°S 337.2°E |
| Diameter | 49 km (30 mi) |
| Eponym | Maria Danilova[1] |
Danilova is an impact crater on Venus. It was named in 1991 after the Russian ballet dancer Maria Danilova.[2]
Danilova is part of a group of three craters. Clockwise from top left: Danilova, Aglaonice, and Saskia
Danilova has outflow deposits extending to the north and south.[3]
External links
- Another radar image from Magellan
References
- ↑ Russell, Joel F. (May 1994). Gazetteer of Venusian Nomenclature (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. p. 4.
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Danilova". International Astronomical Union. December 28, 2009. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ↑ Guide to Magellan Image Interpretation. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. p. 77.
| Geography | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomy |
| ||||||||||||
| Exploration |
| ||||||||||||
| Related |
| ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.