Zilair (crater)

Zilair
Zilair Crater is in the mid-northeast of the Bond crater's map
Planet Mars
Region Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates 31°49′S 33°56′W / 31.81°S 33.94°W / -31.81; -33.94Coordinates: 31°49′S 33°56′W / 31.81°S 33.94°W / -31.81; -33.94
Diameter 46.91 km
Eponym Zilair, a town in Russia

Zilair is an impact crater just north of Argyre basin in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 31.81°S and 33.94°W and is not far from Hale's northwestern irregular rim. It is 46.91 km in diameter and was named after Zilair, a town in Russia. 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 1991.

Nearby named craters include Foros almost further east, the small Flateyri further southeast, the larger Hale to the south-southwest, Bond to the west-southwest and Martynov almost to the northwest.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Zilair". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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