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).
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes (crater).
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Categories: [Mare Australe quadrangle] [Impact craters on Mars]