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Wallace (Martian crater)

Coordinates: 52°54′S 110°36′E / 52.9°S 110.6°E / -52.9; 110.6
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This redirect is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Wallace (lunar crater).
Wallace Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates52°54′S 110°36′E / 52.9°S 110.6°E / -52.9; 110.6
QuadrangleHellas
Diameter173 km
EponymAlfred Russel Wallace

Wallace is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle on Mars at 52.9°S and 249.4°W. It is 173.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and refers to British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace.[1]

Floor of Wallace Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Dust devil tracks on floor of Wallace Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note this is an enlargement of the previous image of the floor of Wallace Crater.

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References

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Wallace". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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