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Nansen (Martian crater)


Nansen Crater is a crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 50.3°S latitude and 140.6°W longitude. It is 81.0 km in diameter and was named after Fridtjof Nansen, and the name was approved in 1967. Small channels are visible in one of the pictures below.

West side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

East side of Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Small channels in Nansen Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Note: this is an enlargement of the previous image of eastern side of Nansen Crater.


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