Wright (cráter)

Wright (cráter)
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Cráter Marciano
Mars 23 aug 2003 hubble.jpg
Ubicación Marte
Coordenadas 58.9° S, 151.0° O
Diámetro 115.0 km
Epónimo William Hammond Wright, astrónomo norteamericano.

Wright es un cráter de impacto de grandes proporciones del planeta Marte situado al sur del cráter Millman, al este de Kuiper, al norte de Keeler y al oeste de Clark, a 58.9° sur y 151.0º oeste. El impacto causó un boquete de 115.0 kilómetros de diámetro. El nombre fue aprobado en 1973 por la Unión Astronómica Internacional, en honor al astrónomo norteamericano William Hammond Wright (1871 - 1959).[1]

Notas y referencias

  1. «USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results». USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. Consultado el 18 de marzo de 2008.

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