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Adams (Martian crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Adams crater
Adams crater 231B16.jpg
PlanetMars
RegionCebrenia quadrangle
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 31°06′N 163°00′E / 31.1°N 163°E / 31.1; 163
Diameter94.9 km

Adams is an impact crater in the Cebrenia quadrangle of Mars. It was named after American astronomer Walter Sydney Adams,[1] and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[2]

Adams is located on the east side of the southern end of the Phlegra Montes.

  • A topographic map showing the relative position of Adams Crater in the Elysium region of Mars

  • Western side of Adams crater, as seen by CTX camera on MRO

  • Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic showing Adams at right and Lockyer at bottom

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Honorary Member: Walter Sydney Adams". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. https://www.rasc.ca/honorary-member-walter-sydney-adams. 
  2. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Adams". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/46. 



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