Agassiz (crater)

Agassiz
Planet Mars
Coordinates 69°48′N 271°06′E / 69.8°N 271.1°E / 69.8; 271.1Coordinates: 69°48′N 271°06′E / 69.8°N 271.1°E / 69.8; 271.1[1]
Diameter 108.77 kilometres (67.59 mi)
Depth 1.8[2]
Eponym Louis Agassiz

Agassiz is an impact crater on Mars, named in honor of geologist Louis Agassiz(1807–1873). The crater is 108.77 kilometres (67.59 mi) in diameter[2] and is located at 271.1°E 69.8°N. The name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[3]

Nearly a crater diameter to the east is the large Schmidt and somewhat 50 km west (half a crater diameter) is Heaviside, also further northwest in the Thaumasia quadrangle is the crater Bianchini. North is Argentea Planum (Argentean Plain) and south is Parva Planum.

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References

  1. ↑ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MARS&featureType=Crater,%20craters
  2. 1 2 Jared Howenstine (May 2006). "ANALYSIS OF THE DEPTH-DIAMETER RELATIONSHIP OF MARTIAN CRATERS" (PDF). A Capstone Experience Thesis.
  3. ↑ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Agassiz on Mars". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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