Rudaux (crater)

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West rim of Rudaux Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Rudaux is an impact crater in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle of Mars, located at 38.3°N latitude and 309.1°W longitude. It measures 107 km (66 mi) in diameter and was named after the French artist and astronomer Lucien Rudaux. The naming was approved by the IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]

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See also[]

  • Climate of Mars
  • Geology of Mars
  • Impact crater
  • List of craters on Mars

References[]

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