Belz (crater)
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Crater on Mars
Crater on Mars
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Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 21°34′N 43°14′W / 21.57°N 43.23°W / 21.57; -43.23 |
Quadrangle | Oxia Palus |
Diameter | 10.21 km (6.34 mi) |
Eponym | Belz, Ukraine |
Belz is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after the city of Belz, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, in 1976.[1]
Belz is an example of a rampart crater.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Belz_crater.jpg/220px-Belz_crater.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Belz (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS, Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, Craters
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