Sarh (crater)
 Sarh Crater is mapped to the top of the photo of the Lyell Crater map. This map has its craters appear oval due to foreshortening from the view at the equator | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Argyre quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 64°51′S 15°35′W / 64.85°S 15.58°WCoordinates: 64°51′S 15°35′W / 64.85°S 15.58°W |
| Diameter | 50.27 km |
| Eponym | Sarh, Chad |
Sarh is a small impact crater in the southeasternmost area of the Argyre quadrangle on Mars at 64.85 S and 345.42° W. and is 50.27 km in diameter and is in the western end of Sisyphum Planum, the southernmost portion is in the Mare Australe region. Its name was approved in 2009, and it was named after a place in Chad.[1]
The vicinity of the crater is crossed by the Southern Circle (sometimes as the Martian Antarctic Circle, opposite to the Martian Arctic Circle, lined with the latitude where that constellation is directly above the location) where for some days south of it has 24-hour daylight during the summer and 24-hour darkness during the winter.
Nearby named craters include Darwin to the north-northwest, Wegener to the east, Lyell to the south and Daly to the west-southwest, the last two are in the Australe quadrangle which is the Southern Polar Region.
The crater features a small central peak in the middle and covering most of the central portion
Image
Topo map showing the location of Wegener Crater and other nearby features, Sarh is in the bottom part
See also
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Gasa". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 18 August 2017.