Mari (crater)

Mari is an impact crater within Argyre Planitia on Mars. The crater was named after the ancient town of Mari, Syria, by the IAU in 1991.[1]

Mari
Viking Orbiter 2 mosaic of most of Mari
PlanetMars
RegionArgyre quadrangle
Coordinates52.01°S 314.12°W / -52.01; -314.12
QuadrangleNoachis
Diameter37.05 km

Southern Mari crater is highly irregular and mountainous, atypical of a crater its size.

Mari is located west of Milford crater.

References

  1. "Mari". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 24 June 2020.


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