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Rabe (crater)

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Rabe
File:Rabe Crater ESA310883.tiff
ESA's Mars Express' HRSC photo of Rabe Crater, North is to the right
PlanetMars
RegionNoachis quadrangle
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 43°54′S 34°54′E / 43.9°S 34.9°E / -43.9; 34.9
Diameter108 km

Rabe is a crater on the planet Mars, located in the Noachis quadrangle at 43.9° south latitude 34.9° east longitude. It measures approximately 108 kilometers in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973, and refers to Wilhelm F. Rabe, a German astronomer (1893–1958).[1]

Gallery

  • Map showing location of Rabe Crater on the bottom right

  • Rabe Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE

  • This image shows part of the floor of Rabe Crater.

  • Perspective view of Rabe Crater seen from the ESA's Mars Express

See also

  • List of craters on Mars: O-Z

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Rabe". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4909. 



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