Bianchini (Martian crater)

Biachini Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Dust devil tracks and dunes are visible on the floor.

Bianchini Crater is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 64.2°S latitude and 95.4°W longitude. It is 76.0 km in diameter and was named after Francesco Bianchini, and the name was approved in 1973 by the by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1] The picture below shows dust devil tracks and dunes on the crater's floor.

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  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Bianchini". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.