Dollfus (crater)
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Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | ![]() ![]() |
Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
Diameter | 363.08 km |
Eponym | Audouin Dollfus, French astronomer |
Dollfus is a crater in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.59° South and 4.26° West. It was named after French astronomer Audouin Dollfus in 2013.[1] At 363 km diameter, it forms one of the largest craters and impact basins on the planet, but it is so eroded that it is barely noticeable on the surface.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Dollfus_impact_crater_on_Mars.jpg/220px-Dollfus_impact_crater_on_Mars.jpg)
A topographic map created using Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data. This map shows the elevation Dollfus crater and region relative to Martian areoid.
References[]
- ^ "Dollfus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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