Fournier (crater)

Fournier Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). The central mound is visible in the middle.

Fournier Crater is an impact crater in the Iapygia quadrangle of Mars, located at 4.4°S latitude and 287.4°W longitude. It is 118.0  km in diameter and was named after Georges Fournier, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Fournier". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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