Viking Orbiter 2 mosaic | |
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | Coordinates: 69°54′S 88°54′W / 69.9°S 88.9°W[1] |
Diameter | 108.77 kilometres (67.59 mi) |
Depth | 1.8 km (1.1 mi)[2] |
Agassiz is an impact crater on Mars, named in honor of geologist Louis Agassiz (1807–1873).[3] The name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]
Agassiz crater is east of Heaviside crater. An unusual linear ridge is present north of Agassiz.
Oblique view of Heaviside (bottom center) and Agassiz (bottom right) craters from Viking Orbiter 2
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agassiz (crater).
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