Belz (crater)

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Belz
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Viking Orbiter mosaic
Planet Mars
Coordinates 21°34′N43°14′W / 21.57°N 43.23°W / 21.57; -43.23
Quadrangle Oxia Palus
Diameter 10.21 km (6.34 mi)
Eponym Belz, Ukraine

Belz is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after the city of Belz, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, in 1976. [1]

Belz is an example of a rampart crater. [2]

A topographic representation of Belz crater created by RedMapper. Belz crater.jpg
A topographic representation of Belz crater created by RedMapper.

References

  1. ↑ "Belz (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS, Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, Craters


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