Masursky (crater)
Floor of Masursky, as seen by HiRISE | |
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 12°06′N 32°24′W / 12.1°N 32.4°WCoordinates: 12°06′N 32°24′W / 12.1°N 32.4°W |
Diameter | 117.9 km |
Eponym | Harold Masursky |
Masursky is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 12.1° North and 32.4° West. It is 117.9 km in diameter and was named after Harold Masursky, an American astrogeologist (1922–1990).[1]
References
- ↑ "Masursky (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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