Paros (crater)
Topic: Astronomy
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 Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 21°59′N 261°52′E / 21.99°N 261.87°E |
| Diameter | 34.61 km (21.51 mi) |
Paros is an impact crater on Mars. It lies south of Ceraunius Tholus.
It was named by the IAU in 1988 after the ancient Greek city of Paros.[1]
Paros is a complex crater that used to have a mountainous central peak. The peak has been destroyed by an impact and only remnants of the peak protrude above the surface.
A rille extends from the southern rim of Paros to the southwest across the ejecta blanket of the crater and beyond it, towards a shorter, more subdued rille on the older surface.
- Paros crater and rille R1602029 M1102835.jpg
Paros crater with its southern ejecta blanket and a rille crossing from the southern rim to outside the ejecta, towards a shorter, more subdued rille on the older surface.
- Paros central peak P12 005901 2033 XI 23N098W.jpg
Central peak of Paros crater was destroyed by a subsequent impact
- Recent impact N18 069211 2022 XI 22N098W.jpg
Recent impact west of Paros crater, which formed between February 2019 and January 2021
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