![]() Part of Timbuktu crater. Image taken with THEMIS. | |
Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 5°42′S37°36′W / 5.7°S 37.6°W Coordinates: 5°42′S37°36′W / 5.7°S 37.6°W |
Quadrangle | Margaritifer Sinus |
Diameter | 65.68 km (40.81 mi) |
Eponym | Timbuktu |
Timbuktu is an old crater on Mars, located in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region at 5.7° S and 37.6° W. It measures approximately 65.68 kilometres (40.81 mi) in diameter and was named after the ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali, Africa. [1] It is located on the northwestern edge of Capri Chasma. The crater has numerous cracks that form an irregular figure similar to the streets found in Timbuktu.
Mellish is a crater on Mars, located in the planet's southern hemisphere at 72.63°S 23.74°W. It measures 104.95 kilometers in diameter. The crater was named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1994, after American amateur astronomer John E. Mellish from St. Charles in Illinois.
Sagan is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Oxia Palus quadrangle at 10.8° N and 30.7° W. It measures approximately 90 kilometers in diameter and was named after American astronomer Carl Sagan, who founded the Planetary Society and is best known for the television series Cosmos. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 2000.
Thila is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Elysium quadrangle at 18.09° N and 204.58° W. It measures approximately 5.37 kilometres (3.34 mi) in diameter and was named after the village of Thila in Yemen.
Masursky is a crater on Mars, located in the Oxia Palus quadrangle at 12.1° North and 32.4° West. In 1997, It was named after Harold Masursky, an American astrogeologist (1922–1990).
Montevallo is a crater on Mars, located in the Lunae Palus quadrangle at 15.4° N and 54.4° W. It measures 51.9 kilometers in diameter and was named after the town Montevallo in Alabama, United States. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1988.
Taytay is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at .37° N and 19.65° W. It is 18.4 kilometres (11.4 mi) in diameter and was named after the town of Taytay, Palawan in the Philippines.
Sklodowska is a crater on Mars, located in the Mare Acidalium quadrangle. It was named after Polish chemist and first female Nobel Laureate Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934). The naming was approved in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.
Suzhi is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 27.7°S and 274.0°W. It measures 24.63 kilometres (15.30 mi) in diameter and was named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1991 after a place in China. There may have been a lake in the crater in the past because layers are visible in a depression on the floor.
Quenisset is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle at 34.6° N and 319.4° W. It measures 138 kilometer in diameter. Adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973, the crater was named after French astronomer Ferdinand Quénisset.
Maggini is a large Martian impact crater in northwestern Arabia Terra, located in the Arabia quadrangle at 28.0° N and 350.6° W. It measures 143.0 kilometers in diameter and was named after Mentore Maggini. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Richardson is a crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle on Mars, located at 72.6°S and 180.4°W. It measures 95.9 kilometers in diameter and was named after Lewis Fry Richardson. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.
Vogel is an impact crater in the Argyre quadrangle of Mars, located at 36.8°S latitude and 13.4°W longitude, and is inside Noachis Terra. It measures approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) in diameter and was named after German astronomer Hermann Carl Vogel. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Niesten is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 28.3°S latitude and 302.3°W longitude. It measures 115 kilometers in diameter and was named after Belgian astronomer Louis Niesten. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Mie Crater is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The crater was named after German physicist Gustav Mie in 1973.
Vinogradov is an impact crater in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, and the name was approved in 1979 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).
Vinogradsky is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 56.5°S latitude and 216.2°W longitude. It measures 64 kilometres (40 mi) in diameter and was named after Sergei Winogradsky. The name was approved in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.
Lampland is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Thaumasia quadrangle at 35.9°S latitude and 79.6°W longitude. It is 79.0 kilometers in diameter and was named after Carl Otto Lampland. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Millochau is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Iapygia quadrangle at 21.4°S latitude and 275.0°W longitude. It measures 115 kilometers in diameter and was named after French astronomer Gaston Millochau. The naming was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Priestley is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 54.4°S latitude and 229.4°W longitude. It measures 41.9 km (26.0 mi) in diameter and was named after English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. The naming was approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.
Smith is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Mare Australe quadrangle at 66.1°S latitude and 102.9°W longitude. It measures 74.33 kilometres (46.19 mi) in diameter and was named after English geologist William Smith (1769–1839). The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.