Kinkora (crater)

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Kinkora
Kinkora crater 417S31 417S33.jpg
PlanetMars
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 24°57′S 112°53′E / 24.95°S 112.88°E / -24.95; 112.88
Diameter51.09 km
Map of Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle. Tyrrnena Patera is a major volcano.

Kinkora is a crater in the Mare Tyrrhenum quadrangle of Mars. It is 54.3 kilometers in diameter and was named by the IAU in 1991, after the town of Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada.[1]

Kinkora is an example of a rampart crater.

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