Sibu (Crater)

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Sibu
PlanetMars
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 23°18′S 19°48′W / 23.3°S 19.8°W / -23.3; -19.8
Diameter17.63 km

Sibu is an impact crater that lies within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region on the surface of the planet Mars, in the Valles Marineris hemisphere in an area southeast of the crater Jones.[1]

Sibu is at [ ⚑ ] 23°18′S 19°48′W / 23.3°S 19.8°W / -23.3; -19.8 (Sibu) and measures 17.6 kilometres in diameter.[2] It was named after the town of Sibu in Sarawak, Malaysia in 1976.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sibu crater". http://www.roving-mouse.com/planetary/Mars/Atlas/features/maps/s/sibu.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sibu". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 2010-11-17. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5513?__fsk=-1866983761. 




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