Secchi (Martian crater)

Secchi is a crater in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.3° south latitude and 258.1° west longitude. it is 223 km in diameter and was named after Angelo Secchi, an Italian astronomer (1818–1878). The smaller craters Tikhov and Wallace are located to the northeast of Secchi. Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic Another Viking mosaic The limb of Mars with Secchi crater in center foreground, and part of the Hellas basin in far left distance Secchi crater floor, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see beautiful dust devil tracks and a pedestal crater.