Baldet (Martian crater)
Baldet Crater is an impact crater in the Casius quadrangle of Mars, located at 23.0°N latitude and 294.6°W longitude. It is 180.0 km in diameter and was named after Fernand Baldet, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]
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Baldet Crater (Martian Crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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Channels on North wall of Baldet Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Baldet Crater.
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Dunes on floor of Baldet Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of a previous image of Baldet Crater.
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References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Baldet". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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