Darwin (Martian crater)

Darwin
Location of Darwin Crater
Planet Mars
Region Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates 56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°E / -56.97; 19.15Coordinates: 56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°E / -56.97; 19.15
Diameter 176.38
Eponym Charles Darwin and George Darwin

Darwin is an impact crater on Mars, located at 57°S 19°E to the southeast of Argyre Planitia in Noachis Terra. It is approximately 176 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the IAU in 1973.[1]

To the northeast of Darwin are the craters Green and Roddenberry. To the south-southeast are the craters Sarh and Wegener. To the northwest is the larger crater Galle, and to the southwest is the crater Maraldi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Darwin, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)


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