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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Canova
Clean Name Canova
Feature ID 15772
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.15 °
Southmost Latitude 25.05 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.16 °
Westmost Longitude 4.26 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 25.60 °
Center Longitude 3.71 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 05, 2018
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Antonio, marchese d’Ischia; Italian sculptor (1757-1822).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Sep 05, 2018 9:01 AM

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