Galdakao (crater)

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Galdakao
Galdakao crater 435S05.jpg
Viking Orbiter 1 image with Galdakao in lower right and the rim of Gusev at bottom
PlanetMars
Coordinates13°20′S 176°38′W / 13.34°S 176.63°W / -13.34; -176.63Coordinates: 13°20′S 176°38′W / 13.34°S 176.63°W / -13.34; -176.63
QuadrangleMemnonia
Diameter33.44 km
EponymGaldakao, a town in Spain

Galdakao crater is an impact crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located on the rim of the larger Gusev crater. It was named after Galdakao, a town in Basque Country, northern Spain.[1]

See also[]

  • Impact crater
  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

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


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