Zongo (crater)

Zongo
Zongo Crater is in the mid-west of the Bond crater's map
Planet Mars
Region Argyre quadrangle
Coordinates 31°49′S 41°41′W / 31.81°S 41.69°W / -31.81; -41.69Coordinates: 31°49′S 41°41′W / 31.81°S 41.69°W / -31.81; -41.69
Diameter 46.83 km
Eponym Zongo, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zongo is an impact crater just north of Argyre basin in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 33.76°S and 41.69°W and is not far from Hale's northwestern irregular rim. It is 46.83 km in diameter and was named after Zongo, a town now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name was approved in 1979 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

Nearby named craters include Bond to the east, the smaller Alitus and the larger Hale to the east-southeast, Moanda almost to the south and Magadi nearly to the west.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Zongo". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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