Alitus (crater)
 Alitus Crater is in the southwest of the Bond crater's map | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Argyre quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 34°55′S 38°08′W / 34.91°S 38.14°WCoordinates: 34°55′S 38°08′W / 34.91°S 38.14°W |
| Diameter | 50 km |
| Eponym | Alytus, a town in Lithuania |
Alitus is an oval impact crater just north of Argyre basin in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 34.91°S and 38.14°W and is not far from Hale's northwestern irregular rim. It is 50 km in diameter and was named after Alytus, a town in Lithuania. The name was approved in 1979 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1] At the time of the naming, the place was inside the Soviet Union until 1990.
Other nearby named craters include Moanda to the southwest, Zongo to the west and Bond to the northeast.
See also
- List of craters on Mars: A-G
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Alitus". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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