Wirtz (crater)
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| Wirtz Crater | |
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 Wirtz Crater Dunes with ripples and frost, as seen by HiRISE. |
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| Planet | Mars |
| Coordinates | 48°36′S 26°00′W / 48.6°S 26°WCoordinates: 48°36′S 26°00′W / 48.6°S 26°W |
| Diameter | 129 km |
| Eponym | Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, a German astronomer (1886-1956) |
Wirtz Crater is a crater in Argyre quadrangle of Mars at 48.6° south latitude and 26° west longitude, It is 129 km in diameter and was named after Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, a German astronomer (1886–1956).[1]
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