Hadley (crater)

Hadley Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Dunes on floor of Hadley Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of Hadley Crater.

Hadley Crater is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle of Mars, located at 19.5°S latitude and 203.1°W longitude. It is 119.0 km in diameter and was named after George Hadley, and the name was approved in 1973.[1] Dunes are present on the floor of the crater and can be seen in the pictures below.

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References

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