Alexey Tolstoy (crater)
Alexey Tolstoy is an impact crater on Mars, in the Eridania quadrangle of the southern hemisphere. It is located west of the prominent Kepler crater.
 Viking Orbiter 1 image | |
| Planet | Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47.44°S 125.34°E / -47.44; 125.34 |
| Quadrangle | Eridania |
| Diameter | 93.04 km (57.81 mi) |
| Eponym | Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy |
Oblique view also from Viking Orbiter 1
It was named by the IAU in 1982 after Soviet author Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy.[1]
References
- "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Alexey Tolstoy". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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