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Heaviside (Martian crater)

Coordinates: 70°42′S 95°18′W / 70.7°S 95.3°W / -70.7; -95.3
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This redirect is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Heaviside (lunar crater).
Heaviside Crater
Unlabeled topographic map of Heaviside Crater. North on the photo is almost to the left
PlanetMars
RegionMare Australe quadrangle
Coordinates70°42′S 95°18′W / 70.7°S 95.3°W / -70.7; -95.3
QuadrangleMare Australe
Diameter87.4 km
EponymOliver Heaviside
Heaviside crater as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Gullies in a crater that is on the floor of Heaviside crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Heaviside crater.

Heaviside is an impact crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars, located at 70.7°S latitude and 95.3°W longitude. It is 87.4  km in diameter. It was named after British physicist Oliver Heaviside; the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Welcome". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
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