Coblentz (Martian crater)
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This article is about the crater on Mars. For the lunar crater, see Coblentz (lunar crater).
![]() Coblentz Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). | |
Planet | Mars |
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Quadrangle | Thaumasia |
Diameter | 102 km |
Eponym | William Coblentz, an American physicist (1873-1962) |
Coblentz Crater is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 54.9°S latitude and 90.3°W longitude. It is 102 km in diameter. It was named after American physicist William Coblentz; the name was approved in 1973.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Coblentz_crater.jpg/220px-Coblentz_crater.jpg)
This topographic map was created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) technology on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. This image is a screenshot of RedMapper's website and shows position of Coblentz crater in respect to other nearby features. The entire crater of Coblentz sits above areoid.
See also[]
- List of craters on Mars
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Coblentz". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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