Sibu (crater)
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 23°18′S 19°48′W / 23.3°S 19.8°WCoordinates: 23°18′S 19°48′W / 23.3°S 19.8°W |
Diameter | 17.63 km |
Eponym | Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Sibu crater is an impact crater lying situated within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region on the surface of the planet Mars, located in the Valles Marineris hemisphere in an area southeast of the Jones crater.[1]
It is located at 23°18′S 19°48′W / 23.3°S 19.8°W and is 17.63 kilometres in diameter.[2] It was named after the town of Sibu in Sarawak, Malaysia in 1976.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sibu crater". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- 1 2 "Sibu". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
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