Alitus (crater)
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 Alitus Crater is in the southwest of the Bond crater's map | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Region | Argyre quadrangle |
| Coordinates | 34°55′S 38°08′W / 34.91°S 38.14°W / -34.91; -38.14 |
| Quadrangle | Argyre |
| Diameter | 50 km |
| Eponym | Alytus, a town in Lithuania |
Alitus is an oval impact crater just north of Argyre basin in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 34.91°S and 38.14°W and is not far from Hale's northwestern irregular rim. It is 50 km in diameter and was named after Alytus, a town in Lithuania. The name was approved in 1979 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Alitus". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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