Holmes (crater)

Holmes is an impact crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars, located at 75.0°S latitude and 293.2°W longitude. It is 122.0  km in diameter and was named after Arthur Holmes, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1][2]

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

See also

• Climate of Mars
• Geology of Mars
• Impact crater
• Impact event
• List of craters on Mars
• Ore resources on Mars
• Planetary nomenclature

References

1. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Holmes". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
2. "Google Mars". google.com.