Darwin (Martian crater)
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°ECoordinates: 56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°E |
Diameter | 176.38 |
Eponym | Charles Darwin and George Darwin |
Darwin is a crater on Mars located at 57°S 19°E to the southeast of Argyre Planitia in Noachis Terra. It is approximately 176 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the IAU in 1973.[1]
To the northeast of Darwin are the craters Green and Roddenberry. To the northwest is the larger crater Galle, and to the southwest is the crater Maraldi.
See also
- 1991 Darwin, main-belt asteroid
References
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