Taxco (crater)
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Crater on Mars
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Planet | Mars |
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Quadrangle | Oxia Palus |
Diameter | 17.36 km (10.79 mi) |
Eponym | Taxco, Mexico |
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CTX image (MRO)
Taxco is an impact crater on Mars. It was named by the IAU in 1976 after the town of Taxco in Mexico.[1]
Taxco is located in Chryse Planitia, east of Punsk crater and south of Tarsus crater.
References[]
- ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Taxco". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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