Los, Sweden

Los, Sweden

Los (historical spelling: Loos) is a village in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland , Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has a population of 403 (2005).

An eight kilometre wide crater on Mars was officially named after this village in 1979. The crater is located at 35.4N and 76.3W on the Martian surface. [cite web|url=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|title=Mars Nomenclature: Crater, craters|publisher=Astrogeology Research Program|accessdate=2008-08-27]

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