Porter (Martian crater)

Porter (Martian crater)

MarsGeo-Crater
name=Porter
region = Aonia Terra
eponym = Russell W. Porter
latitude=50.8
N_or_S = S
longitude = 113.9
E_or_W = W
diameter = 105 km

Porter is a large-scale impact crater on the planet Mars, situated in Aonia Terra at 50.8° south and 113.9º west. The impact caused a bowl 105 kilometres (65 miles) across. The name was chosen in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honour of the US astronomer and explorer, Russell W. Porter (1871-1949).

References

* [http://www.google.com/mars/#lat=-51.563412&lon=-113.115234&zoom=6&q=Porter Porter on Google Mars] .
* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=4&bodyID=8&typeID=9&system=Mars&body=Mars&type=Crater,%20craters&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature] .


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