Barnard (Martian crater)

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Barnard
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MOLA map of Barnard
Planet Mars
Coordinates 62°S298°W / 62°S 298°W / -62; -298 Coordinates: 62°S298°W / 62°S 298°W / -62; -298
Quadrangle Hellas quadrangle
Diameter 128 km
Eponym Edward E. Barnard

Barnard is a crater on Mars named after American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard. [1]

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  1. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Barnard on Mars". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-16.