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Pickering Crater lava flow, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see details at edge of flow |
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| Planet | Mars |
| Region | Phaethontis quadrangle |
| Diameter | 115 kilometres (71 mi) |
Pickering Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle on Mars, located at 33.1° south latitude and 132.5° west longitude. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) in diameter and was named after several people: Edward Charles, American astronomer (1846–1919); William Henry, American astronomer (1858–1938); and Sir William Hayward, New Zealand-American engineer (1910–2004).[1]