Nansen (Martian crater)
Nansen Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.3°S latitude and 140.6°W longitude. It is 81.0 km in diameter and was named after Fridtjof Nansen, and the name was approved in 1967.[1] Small channels are visible in one of the pictures below.
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West side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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East side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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Small channels in Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of eastern side of Nansen Crater.
See also
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Nansen". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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