Holmes (Crater)

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Short description: Crater on Mars

Holmes is an impact crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars, located at 75.0°S latitude and 293.2°W longitude. It is 122.0  km in diameter and was named after Arthur Holmes, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1][2]

  • East side of Holmes (crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

See also

  • Climate of Mars
  • Geology of Mars
  • Impact crater
  • Impact event
  • List of craters on Mars
  • Ore resources on Mars
  • Planetary nomenclature

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Holmes". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2544. 
  2. ↑ "Google Mars". google.com. http://www.google.com/mars/. 




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