Da Vinci (Mars crater)

Martian crater Da Vinci
Da Vinci Crater ( NASA image from May 4, 2016.)
position	1 ° 28 ′  N , 39 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 1 ° 28 ′  N , 39 ° 16 ′  W
diameter	93 km
history
Eponym	Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci is a Martian crater in the area of ​​the Oxia Palus Grad field on Mars , which was named by the International Astronomical Union in 1973 after the polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). The diameter of the impact crater is 96.3 km. Inside the impact crater there is a significantly smaller impact crater.

See also

• List of Martian craters
• Mars crater

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Da Vinci (Mars crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS