Salaga (Crater)

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Salaga Crater
Wikiargyragullies.JPG
Gullies in the northeast part of Salaga, as seen by hirise under HiWish program.
PlanetMars
RegionArgyre quadrangle
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 47°11′S 51°07′W / 47.19°S 51.11°W / -47.19; -51.11
Diameter28.03 km

Salaga is a small impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 47.19° S and 51.11° W. It is 28.03 km in diameter and lies about halfway between the larger craters of Halley and Hooke. Its name refers to Salaga, a town in Ghana.[1] Along the wall of Salaga Crater, a number of gullies are visible.

Salaga is in the middle of the map

See also

  • List of craters on Mars: O-Z

References

  1. "Salaga (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.



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