Escalante (crater)
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| Escalante Crater | |
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 Escalante Crater Wall, as seen by HiRISE. Picture on left is enlargement of the one on right. Scale bar is long. |
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| Planet | Mars |
| Coordinates | 0°12′N 244°42′W / 0.2°N 244.7°WCoordinates: 0°12′N 244°42′W / 0.2°N 244.7°W |
| Eponym | Mexican astronomer F. Escalante |
Escalante Crater is an impact crater in the Amenthes quadrangle of Mars. It is located at 0.2° N and 244.7° W. It is 79.3 km (49.3 mi) in diameter, and was named after Mexican astronomer (c. 1930) F. Escalante.[1]
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