Tycho Brahe (crater)
Image of Tycho Brahe taken by Mars Global Surveyor | |
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 49°48′S 213°54′W / 49.8°S 213.9°WCoordinates: 49°48′S 213°54′W / 49.8°S 213.9°W |
Diameter | 106.0 km |
Eponym | Tycho Brahe |
Tycho Brahe is a crater on Mars named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It is located in the Cerberus hemisphere of Mars, around 49.8° south and 213.9° west, in an area which is southeast of the Martz crater and east of the Hellas Basin.
See also
- 1677 Tycho Brahe, minor planet
- Tycho (crater) on the Moon
- Tycho's Nova, bright supernova
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