Chom (Crater)

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Chom
Chom crater P18 007941 2200 XN 40N002W.jpg
CTX image from MRO
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 38°34′N 357°29′E / 38.57°N 357.48°E / 38.57; 357.48
Diameter5.58 km (3.47 mi)

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

Chom is located south of the crater Bamberg and north of the crater Dein. To the west of Chom is Lutsk crater, and to the east is Cruz.

References

  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Chom". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1195. 



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