Sayat-Nova (crater)
MESSENGER NAC | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27°59′S 122°42′W / 27.98°S 122.7°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| Diameter | 146 km (91 mi) |
| Eponym | Sayat-Nova |
Sayat-Nova is an impact crater on the planet Mercury. It is named for the Armenian/Georgian song writer Aruthin Sayadian Sayat-Nova. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.
Sayat-Nova is located on the southern rim of the larger Beethoven basin. A scarp cutting east-west across Sayat-Nova corresponds with the original rim of Beethoven.