Douglass (Martian crater)
Douglass is a crater in Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 51.8°S latitude and 70.6°W longitude. It is 94.0 km in diameter. It was named after American astronomer Andrew E. Douglass, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]
This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Douglass (lunar crater).
Topo map location of Douglass Crater | |
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 51.8°S 70.6°W / -51.8; -70.6 |
Diameter | 94 km |
Eponym | Andrew E. Douglass |
See also
- List of craters on Mars: A-G
References
- "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Douglass". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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