Timbuktu (crater)
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Timbuktu Crater, located on the edge of Capri Chasma. Image taken with THEMIS. Click on image to see more details. | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 5°42′S 37°36′W / 5.7°S 37.6°WCoordinates: 5°42′S 37°36′W / 5.7°S 37.6°W |
| Diameter | 73.0 km |
| Eponym | Timbuktu |
Timbuktu Crater is an old crater in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of Mars, located at 5.7° S and 37.6° W. It is 73.0 km in diameter and was named after Timbuktu, Mali.[1]
References
- ↑ "Timbuktu (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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