Vogel (Martian crater)
West side of Vogel Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Topo map showing location of Vogel Crater and other nearby craters
Vogel is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 37.1°S latitude and 13.4°W longitude. It measures approximately 121 kilometers in diameter and was named after Hermann Carl Vogel. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]
See also
- Argyre quadrangle
- Climate of Mars
- Glaciers on Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Impact crater
- Impact event
- List of craters on Mars
- Ore resources on Mars
- Planetary nomenclature
References
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Vogel". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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