Barabashov (Mars crater)

Martian crater Barabashov
The Barabashov crater
position	47 ° 24 ′  N , 68 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 24 ′  N , 68 ° 48 ′  W
diameter	126 km
history
Eponym	Mykola Barabashov

Barabashov is an impact crater on the planet Mars with a diameter of 125.6 km.

location

The Mars crater is located in Arcadia - degree field . It is located in the Mareotis Fossae between the Vastitas Borealis and the Tempe Terra .

Surname

The crater was named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1973 in honor of the Ukrainian - Soviet astronomer Mykola Barabashov .

Barabashov crater, as MOLA and CTX images

See also

• List of Martian craters

Web links

Commons : Barabashov Crater  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Mars. In: google.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Image of the Tempe Terra in context on the website of the German Aerospace Center , accessed on February 10, 2017
2. ↑ Barabashov (Mars crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS