Dromore (crater)
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Great amounts of water were required to carry out the erosion shown in this Viking image. Image is located in Lunae Palus quadrangle. The erosion shaped the ejecta around Dromore. | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°WCoordinates: 20°06′N 49°42′W / 20.1°N 49.7°W |
| Eponym | Dromore, a common placename in Ireland (from Irish Droim Mór meaning "big ridge") |
Dromore is a crater within the outflow channel Maja Valles in the Lunae Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 20.1 N and 49.7 W. It is 14.8 km in diameter and was named after a town in Northern Ireland.[1]
Dromore is famous for showing clear evidence that it was affected by floods of water which broke through dams, carved deep valleys, and eroded grooves into bedrock.
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Dromore Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
See also
References
- ↑ Blue, Jennifer. "Dromore (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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