Millochau (crater)

Millochau is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 21.4°S latitude and 275.0°W longitude. It measures 115 kilometers in diameter and was named after French astronomer Gaston Millochau. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

Millochau Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
MOLA map showing Millochau Crater and nearby craters. Colors indicate elevations.

See also

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Millochau". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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