Tycho Brahe (crater)

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Tycho Brahe

Image of Tycho Brahe taken by Mars Global Surveyor
Planet Mars
Coordinates 49°48′S 213°54′W / 49.8°S 213.9°W / -49.8; -213.9Coordinates: 49°48′S 213°54′W / 49.8°S 213.9°W / -49.8; -213.9
Diameter 106.0 km
Discoverer Tycho Brahe
Eponym Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe is a crater on Mars named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It is located in the Cerberus hemisphere of Mars, around 49.8° south and 213.9° west, in an area which is southeast of the Martz crater and east of the Hellas Basin.

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