Lambert (Martian crater)

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Lambert Crater
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Lambert Crater (Martian Crater), as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
PlanetMars
Coordinates20°12′S 26°18′E / 20.2°S 26.3°E / -20.2; 26.3Coordinates: 20°12′S 26°18′E / 20.2°S 26.3°E / -20.2; 26.3
QuadrangleSinus Sabaeus
Diameter92 km
EponymJohann Heinrich Lambert

Lambert is an impact crater in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.2°S latitude and 334.7°W longitude. It is 92 km in diameter. It was named after Swiss physicist and astronomer Johann Heinrich Lambert, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

Location of Lambert Crater

See also[]

  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

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