Jezža (crater)

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Jezža

Jezža Crater,as seen by HiRISE. North wall (at top) has gullies. Dark lines are dust devil tracks. Scale bar is 500 meters long.
Planet Mars
Coordinates 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38°W / -48.8; -38Coordinates: 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38°W / -48.8; -38
Diameter 9.1 km
Eponym a town in Russia

Jezža Crater is a crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 48.8° S and 38° W. It is 9.1 km in diameter and was named after a town in Russia.[1]

References

  1. Blue, Jennifer. "Jezža (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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