Millochau (crater)
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Millochau Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
MOLA map showing Millochau Crater and nearby craters. Colors indicate elevations.
Millochau is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 21.4°S latitude and 275.0°W longitude. It measures 115 kilometers in diameter and was named after French astronomer Gaston Millochau. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]
See also[]
- Climate of Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Impact crater
- Impact event
- List of craters on Mars
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Millochau". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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