Tikhov (Martian crater)

Tikhov Crater
Tikhov Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Planet Mars
Coordinates 51°06′S 105°42′E / 51.1°S 105.7°E / -51.1; 105.7Coordinates: 51°06′S 105°42′E / 51.1°S 105.7°E / -51.1; 105.7
Diameter 111 km
Eponym Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov

Tikhov is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle on Mars at 51.1°S and 254.3°W and is 111.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, and it was named after Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov.[1]

Topographic location of Tikhov crater

Nearby prominent named craters include Wallace to the southeast, Secchi to the south and Krishtofovich further west-northwest, about 500 km north of the crater rim is Euripus Mons.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Tikhov". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 5 March 2015.


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