Swift (Deimian crater)

MarsGeo-Deimos
name=Swift crater
type=Impact crater
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location=
dimensions=3 km across
discoverer=
naming=Jonathan Swift

Swift crater is a crater on Mars's moon Deimos. It is about 3km in diameter. [cite web | url = http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/mars/chap14.htm | title = Chapter 14: The Hurtling Moons of Mars | work = The University of Arizona | accessdate = 2007-10-27] Swift crater is named after Jonathan Swift, who predicted the existence of the moons of Mars. Swift crater is one of two named features on Deimos, the other being Voltaire crater. On 10 July 2006, Mars Global Surveyor took an image of Deimos from 22,985 km away showing Swift crater. [cite web | url = http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/08/11/ | title = Deimos! | work = Malin Space Science Systems | accessdate = 2007-10-27]

ee also

* List of features on Phobos and Deimos

References

External links

* [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=4&bodyID=21&typeID=9&system=Mars&body=Deimos&type=Crater,%20craters&sort=AName&show=Fname&show=Lat&show=Long&show=Diam&show=Stat&show=Orig USGS Deimos Nomenclature: Craters]