Gledhill (Martian crater)

Gledhill Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Gledhill is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle of Mars, located at 53.5°S latitude and 273.0°W longitude. It is 82.5  km in diameter and was named after Joseph Gledhill, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

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References

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


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