Cruls (Martian crater)

Cruls[1]

Martian impact crater Cruls based on Mars Odyssey Orbiter THEMIS IR image.[2]
Planet Mars
Coordinates 42°55′S 163°02′E / 42.91°S 163.03°E / -42.91; 163.03Coordinates: 42°55′S 163°02′E / 42.91°S 163.03°E / -42.91; 163.03
Diameter 87.89 km
Eponym Luis Cruls, Brazilian astronomer.

Cruls is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 42.91° S and 163.03° E. and is 87.89 km in diameter. Its name was assigned in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union, in honor of Brazilian astronomer Luis Cruls.[1] Evidence of previous glacial activity is evident in images.[3]

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