Gaan (Crater)

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Gaan
Gaan crater G17 024951 2197 XN 39N003W.jpg
CTX image from MRO
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 38°40′N 356°36′E / 38.66°N 356.6°E / 38.66; 356.6
Diameter3.01 km (1.87 mi)

Gaan is a small crater on Mars. It was named after the town of Gaan in Somalia; the name was approved in 1976 by the IAU.[1]

Gaan is located south of the large crater Bamberg. To the east of Gaan is Lutsk crater, and to the northeast is Gwash.

References

  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Gaan". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2047. 



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