Graff (Martian crater)
 Location of Graff Crater. | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Aeolis quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 21°24′S 153°42′E / 21.4°S 153.7°ECoordinates: 21°24′S 153°42′E / 21.4°S 153.7°E |
| Diameter | 158 km |
| Eponym | Kasimir Graff |
Graff crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Graff is an impact crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.4°S latitude and 206.3°W longitude and is inside Terra Cimmeria. It is 158.0 km in diameter and was named after Kasimir Graff, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]
Nearby named prominent craters include Hadley about a third of a crater diameter to the east-northeast and Molesworth approximately two crater diameters to the south-southwest. Due east of Graff is a valley known as al-Qahira Vallis.
East of the middle of the crater is the central peak of Graff, west is a smaller crater and two tiny craters further south close to the rim, in the east rim is a smaller attached crater.
See also
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Graff". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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