Pangboche (crater)
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Crater Pangboche based on THEMIS day-time image | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 17°13′N 133°37′W / 17.22°N 133.62°WCoordinates: 17°13′N 133°37′W / 17.22°N 133.62°W |
| Diameter | 11 km |
| Eponym | a village in Nepal |
Pangboche Crater is a young impact crater in the Tharsis quadrangle of Mars near the summit of Olympus Mons. It is 11 km in diameter, and is located at 17.22° N and 133.62° W. It was named after a village in Nepal.[1]
Pangboche Crater, as seen by HiRISE. Pangboche Crater is very young and sits near the summit of Olympus Mons. Notice the steep walls.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pangboche (Martian crater). |
- ↑ Blue, Jennifer. "Pangboche (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov
