Graff (Martian crater)

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Graff Crater
GraffMartianCrater.jpg
Location of Graff Crater.
PlanetMars
RegionAeolis quadrangle
Coordinates21°24′S 153°42′E / 21.4°S 153.7°E / -21.4; 153.7Coordinates: 21°24′S 153°42′E / 21.4°S 153.7°E / -21.4; 153.7
QuadrangleAeolis
Diameter158 km
EponymKasimir Graff
Graff crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Graff is an impact crater in the Aeolis quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.4°S latitude and 206.3°W longitude and is inside Terra Cimmeria. It is 158.0 km in diameter. It was named after German astronomer Kasimir Graff, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Graff". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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