Danilova (crater)

{{Short description|Crater on Venus}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Danilova

| image = Danilova crater on Venus.jpg

| caption = Magellan radar image

| location = Venus

| coordinates = {{coord|26.4|S|337.2|E|globe:venus_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|49|km}}

| eponym = Maria Danilova{{cite book|last=Russell|first=Joel F.|title=Gazetteer of Venusian Nomenclature|date=May 1994|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey|page=4|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1994/0235/report.pdf}}

}}

Danilova is an impact crater on Venus. It was named in 1991 after the Russian ballet dancer Maria Danilova.{{Cite web

| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Danilova

| publisher = International Astronomical Union

| date = December 28, 2009

| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1401

| access-date = 2024-09-17}}

Image:Venus_Danilova_Aglaonice_Saskia.png, and Saskia]]

Danilova has outflow deposits extending to the north and south.{{cite book |title=Guide to Magellan Image Interpretation |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940013181 |publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory |page=77}}

{{clear}}