Tarsus (crater)

Tarsus Crater

Mosaic of Viking Orbiter images
Planet Mars
Coordinates 23°07′N 40°16′W / 23.12°N 40.26°W / 23.12; -40.26Coordinates: 23°07′N 40°16′W / 23.12°N 40.26°W / 23.12; -40.26
Diameter 18.55 km

Tarsus Crater is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 23.12° N and 40.26° W. It is 18.55 km in diameter and was named after the city of Tarsus, Turkey.[1]

References

  1. "Tarsus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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