☄️ Porter (Martian crater)

Other · Other · 50.36°S, 246.24°E

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Porter (Martian crater)
Porter is a large-scale impact crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle on the planet Mars, situated in Aonia Terra at 50.8° south and 113.9º west. The impact caused a bowl 105 kilometres (65 mi) across. The name was chosen in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honour of the US astronomer and explorer, Russell W. Porter (1871-1949).

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Coordinates (approx.)50.36°S, 246.24°E · view on map

Porter (Martian crater) is located in Other, in Other.

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