Navoi (crater)

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Navoi crater, with an enhanced colour version highlighting its reddish colouration.
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationRaditladi quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates58°49′N 199°35′W / 58.82°N 199.59°W / 58.82; -199.59
Diameter69 km (43 mi)
EponymAli-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][2]

Navoi was named after Uzbek poet Ali-Shir Nava'i in 2008.[3]

The large crater Oskison is west of Navoi.

  • Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
    Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
  • Detail of the northwestern end of the pit within the crater. Image is about 8.8 km wide.
    Detail of the northwestern end of the pit within the crater. Image is about 8.8 km wide.
  • A view of the northeastern part of the pit.
    A view of the northeastern part of the pit.
  1. ^ "Navoi: An Uncommon Crater Named for the Uzbek Poet". Messenger. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ^ Gillis-Davis, Jeffrey J.; Blewett, David T.; Gaskell, Robert W.; Denevi, Brett W.; Robinson, Mark S.; Strom, Robert G.; Solomon, Sean C.; Sprague, Ann L. (2009). "Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Evidence of near-surface igneous activity". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 285 (3–4): 243–250. Bibcode:2009E&PSL.285..243G. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.05.023.
  3. ^ "Navoi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 6 June 2023.