Arica (crater)
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Crater on Mars
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| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 24°00′S 110°06′E / 24.0°S 110.1°E / -24.0; 110.1Coordinates: 24°00′S 110°06′E / 24.0°S 110.1°E / -24.0; 110.1 |
| Quadrangle | Mare Tyrrhenum |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) |
| Eponym | Arica, Colombia |
Arica is an impact crater on Mars. It lies southeast of Tyrrhenus Mons on Hesperia Planum.
It was named by the IAU in 1991 after the town of Arica, Amazonas, in Colombia.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Arica". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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