Da Vinci (Mars crater)
Martian crater Da Vinci | ||
---|---|---|
Da Vinci Crater ( NASA image from May 4, 2016.) | ||
|
||
position | 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Da Vinci (Mars crater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS