Boulia (crater)

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Boulia
Boulia crater P08 004087 1586 XI 21S248W.jpg
CTX camera image from MRO
PlanetMars
Coordinates22°53′S 111°19′E / 22.89°S 111.32°E / -22.89; 111.32Coordinates: 22°53′S 111°19′E / 22.89°S 111.32°E / -22.89; 111.32
QuadrangleMare Tyrrhenum
Diameter9.99 km (6.21 mi)
EponymBoulia, Queensland
Boulia and nearby craters Trinidad, Sinop, Arica, and Baro

Boulia 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 Boulia, Queensland, in Australia.[1]

Boulia is a rampart crater. A minor wrinkle ridge cuts across the crater floor.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Boulia". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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