Gasa (crater)
Gasa Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: Gasa Crater is the smaller crater. It is believed the impact that created Gasa occurred in a debris-covered glacier.
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| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 35°41′S 129°17′E / 35.68°S 129.28°ECoordinates: 35°41′S 129°17′E / 35.68°S 129.28°E |
| Diameter | 6.5 km |
| Eponym | Gasa, Bhutan |
Gasa is an impact rayed crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 35.68° S and 230.72° W. and is 6.5 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 2009, and it was named after a place in Bhutan. Gullies are evident in the images. It is now believed that the impact that created Gasa happened in a larger crater whose floor was covered with debris-covered glaciers.
Two nearby unnamed craters are located, one in the west and the other in the south with a tall rim and a central peak, almost equal distance but the southern one is closer. Its nearby small named crater is Pursat which is located south-southeast. To the west is Morpheos Rupes which is about 400 km long.
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