![]() Tikhov Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
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Planet | Mars |
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Coordinates | 51°06′S 105°42′E / 51.1°S 105.7°ECoordinates: 51°06′S 105°42′E / 51.1°S 105.7°E |
Diameter | 111 km |
Eponym | Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov |
Tikhov Crater is an impact crater in the Hellas quadrangle on Mars at 51.1°S and 254.3°W and is 111.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and it was named after Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov.
Nearby prominent named craters include Wallace to the southeast, Secchi to the south and Krishtofovich further west-northwest, about 500 km north of the crater rim is Euripus Mons.