Lamont (Martian crater)

Lamont Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Dark areas are composed of mostly dunes.
Dunes on floor of Lamont Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image.

Lamont Crater is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.6°S latitude and 113.6°W longitude. It is 76.0 km in diameter and was named after Johann von Lamont, and the name was approved in 1973.[1]

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References

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


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