Hovnatanian (crater)

Hovnatanian is a crater on Mercury. Its “butterfly” pattern of ejecta rays were created by an impact at an even lower angle than that which formed neighboring Qi Baishi crater. From the "butterfly" pattern of rays (similar to Messier crater on the moon), the Hovnatanian impactor was travelling either north-to-south or south-to-north prior to hitting Mercury's surface.[1]

Hovnatanian
PlanetMercury
Coordinates7.6°S 187.5°W / -7.6; -187.5
QuadrangleTolstoj quadrangle
Diameter34 km
EponymHakob Hovnatanyan

The crater was named for Hakob Hovnatanyan, a 19th-century Armenian artist.

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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