Danilova (crater)

Danilova
Danilova crater as seen by the NASA Magellan spacecraft.
Planet	Venus
Coordinates	26°24′S 337°12′E / 26.4°S 337.2°E / -26.4; 337.2Coordinates: 26°24′S 337°12′E / 26.4°S 337.2°E / -26.4; 337.2
Diameter	49 km
Eponym	Maria Danilova^[1]

Maria Danilova, Russian ballet dancer, (b. 1793) is honored by the impact crater Danilova on Venus.

Danilova is part of a group of three craters. Clockwise from top left: Danilova, Aglaonice, and Saskia

External links

↑ Russell, Joel F. (May 1994). Gazetteer of Venusian Nomenclature (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. p. 4.

Geography

General

Regions

Regio	Alpha Regio Asteria Regio Beta Regio Ovda Regio
Terrae	Aphrodite Terra Ishtar Terra Lada Terra

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Moons

Astronomy

Past	Sputnik programme Sputnik 7 Venera program Venera 1 Sputnik 19 Sputnik 20 Sputnik 21 Kosmos 21 Venera 1964A Kosmos 27 Venera 2 Venera 3 Kosmos 96 Venera 4 Kosmos 167 Venera 5 Venera 6 Venera 7 Venera 8 Kosmos 482 Venera 9 Venera 10 Venera 11 Venera 12 Venera 13 Venera 14 Venera 15 Venera 16 Mariner program Mariner 1 Mariner 2 Mariner 5 Mariner 10 Zond program Zond 1 Pioneer Venus Pioneer Venus Orbiter / Pioneer 12 Pioneer Venus Multiprobe / Pioneer 13 Vega program Vega 1 Vega 2 Magellan Galileo Cassini–Huygens IKAROS MESSENGER Shin'en Venus Express
Current	Akatsuki
Planned	BepiColombo Venera-D
Proposed	European Venus Explorer Mercury-P Venus In Situ Explorer Indian Venusian orbiter mission
Proposed manned	Colonization Inspiration Mars (flyby) Terraforming
Other	Geological mapping of Venus Artificial objects on Venus

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