Dejnev (crater)
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Impact crater Dejnev based on THEMIS day-time image. | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 25°30′S 164°48′W / 25.5°S 164.8°WCoordinates: 25°30′S 164°48′W / 25.5°S 164.8°W |
| Diameter | 156 km |
| Eponym | Semen Ivanovich Dejnev, a Russian geographer, explorer, and navigator (1605-1673) |
Dejnev Crater Floor, as seen by HiRISE. Scale bar is 500 meters long. Click on image to see large pits.
Dejnev Crater is a crater in the Memnonia quadrangle of Mars, located at 25.5° south latitude and 164.8° west longitude. It is 156 km in diameter and was named after Semen Ivanovich Dejnev, a Russian geographer, explorer, and navigator (1605–1673).[1]
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- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Dejnev". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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