Darwin (Martian crater)

Coordinates: 56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°E / -56.97; 19.15
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For the suspected impact crater on Earth or the crater on the Moon, see Darwin Crater and Darwin (lunar crater).
Darwin
Location of Darwin Crater
PlanetMars
RegionArgyre quadrangle
Coordinates56°58′S 19°09′E / 56.97°S 19.15°E / -56.97; 19.15
QuadrangleNoachis
Diameter176.38
EponymCharles Darwin and George Darwin

Darwin is an impact crater on Mars, located at 57°S 19°E to the southeast of Argyre Planitia in Noachis Terra. It is approximately 176 km in diameter. The crater's name was formally approved by the IAU in 1973.[1]

To the northeast of Darwin are the craters Green and Roddenberry. To the northwest is the larger crater Galle, and to the southwest is the crater Maraldi.

  • Topo map showing the location of Darwin Crater and other nearby features
    Topo map showing the location of Darwin Crater and other nearby features

See also

References

  1. ^ Darwin, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)


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