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Secchi (Martian crater)

Coordinates: 58°18′S 258°06′W / 58.3°S 258.1°W / -58.3; -258.1
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This redirect is about the crater on Mars. For the crater on the Moon, see Secchi (lunar crater).
Secchi Crater
Location of Secchi Crater
PlanetMars
Coordinates58°18′S 258°06′W / 58.3°S 258.1°W / -58.3; -258.1
QuadrangleHellas
Diameter223 km
EponymAngelo Secchi, an Italian astronomer (1818–1878)

Secchi is a crater in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.3° south latitude and 258.1° west longitude. it is 223 km in diameter and was named after Angelo Secchi, an Italian astronomer (1818–1878).[1]

  • Hellas quadrangle map showing two large river valleys that slope left, toward the floor of the crater. The impact crater Hellas is so enormous that this map only displays the eastern side.
    Hellas quadrangle map showing two large river valleys that slope left, toward the floor of the crater. The impact crater Hellas is so enormous that this map only displays the eastern side.
  • Secchi Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see beautiful dust devil tracks and a pedestal crater.
    Secchi Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see beautiful dust devil tracks and a pedestal crater.

See also

References

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


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