Klenova (Venus)

Named after Mariya Klenova - Soviet marine geologist (c. 1910-1978).

Maria Vasilyevna Klenova was a Russian and Soviet marine geologist and one of the founders of Russian marine science. Klenova studied to become a professor and later on worked as a member of the Council for Antarctic Research of the USSR Academy of Sciences. During that time she spent nearly thirty years researching in the Polar Regions and become the first woman scientist to do research in Antarctica, specifically at the ANARE station at Macquarie Island. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On Venus they are named after deceased women who have made outstanding or fundamental contributions to their field (if over 20 km). If smaller common female first names are used.

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NW 2058 km

Oddibjord Tessera

MRV
1 Day 8 Hours
Walking
16 Days 16 Hours

N 116 km

Eugenia(next)

MRV
1 Hour 49 Minutes
Walking
22 Hours 44 Minutes

NE 1692 km

Louhi Planitia

MRV
1 Day 2 Hours
Walking
13 Days 17 Hours

W 2957 km

Gina

MRV
1 Day 22 Hours
Walking
23 Days 23 Hours

Klenova

78.1° N 104.5° E

E 2430 km

Deledda

MRV
1 Day 13 Hours
Walking
19 Days 16 Hours

SW 867 km

Radka

MRV
13 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
7 Days

S 431 km

Faina

MRV
6 Hours 44 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 11 Hours

SE 1663 km

Melia Mons

MRV
1 Day 1 Hour
Walking
13 Days 11 Hours

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