Vishniac (crater)

Vishniac (crater)

MarsGeo-Crater


caption=Giant's Footprint
name=Vishniac
latitude= 76.7
N_or_S=S
longitude= 276.1
E_or_W=W
diameter= 86.1
eponym=Wolf V. Vishniac
discoverer=Mariner 7

Vishniac is a largest crater of the Martian surface feature called the Giant's Footprint. It was named after Wolf V. Vishniac, a microbiologist who died on an expedition to Antarctica. Fittingly, the crater lies in the Antarctic of Mars. Harvnb|Sagan|1980|p=126 ] The feature was originally observed by Mariner 7 in 1969. In 1999, the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Camera was able to provide more detailed pictures. Harvnb|Malin Space Science Systems|2000 ]

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Bibliography


* Harvard reference
Surname1 = Sagan
Given1 = Carl
Year = 1980
Title = Cosmos
Publisher = Random House, Inc.
Place = New York
ISBN = 0394502949
* Harvard reference
Author = Malin Space Science Systems
Year = 2000
Title = Return to "Giant's Footprint" 3 Decades After Mariner 7 Flyby
URL = http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/msss/camera/images/3_2_00_vishniac/index.html
Access-date = November 6, 2005 .

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