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Wright (Martian crater)

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Wright Crater
Wikikeelertrumplerwright.png
MOLA image showing the relationship among Wright, Keeler, and Trumpler Craters. Colors indicate elevations.
PlanetMars
CoordinatesCoordinates: 58°54′S 151°00′W / 58.9°S 151.0°W / -58.9; -151.0
Diameter113.78 km (70.70 mi)

Wright is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.9°S latitude and 151.0°W longitude. It measures 113.78 km (70.70 mi) in diameter and was named after American astronomer William Hammond Wright (1871–1959). The naming was approved by the IAU in 1973.[1] The Keeler–Trumpler crater pair lies to the south.

Gallery

  • Wright Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

  • Floor of Wright Crater, showing dust devil tracks, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Wright Crater.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Wright". International Astronomical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6582. 




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