Hipparchus (Martian crater)

East side of Hipparchus Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Small channels in Hipparchus Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Hipparchus.

Hipparchus Crater is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 44.8° S latitude and 151.4° W longitude. It is 93.0 km in diameter and was named after Hipparchus, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

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References

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