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Nansen (Martian crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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Short description: Crater on Mars
Nansen Crater
NansenMartianCrater.jpg
Location of Nansen Crater
PlanetMars
RegionPhaethontis quadrangle
CoordinatesCoordinates: 50°18′S 140°36′W / 50.3°S 140.6°W / -50.3; -140.6
Diameter75 km

Nansen Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.3°S latitude and 140.6°W longitude. It is 75 km in diameter. Its name refers to Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen.[1] Small channels are visible in one of the pictures below.

Gallery

  • West side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

  • East side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

  • Small channels in Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of eastern side of Nansen Crater.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Nansen". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4143. 



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