Gamboa (Crater)

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Gamboa
Gamboa crater 670B53.jpg
Viking Orbiter 2 image
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 40°46′N 315°38′E / 40.77°N 315.64°E / 40.77; 315.64
Diameter30.82 km (19.15 mi)
CTX image

Gamboa is an impact crater on Mars. It lies at the transition from Chryse Planitia to Acidalia Planitia, and is west of Bonestell crater.

It was named by the IAU in 2006 after the town of Gamboa, Panama.[1]

References

  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Gamboa". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6952. 



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