Koshoba (crater)

Koshoba is an impact crater on Mars. The crater was named after the village of Koshoba in Turkmenistan, by the IAU in 2013.[1]

Koshoba
MRO CTX image
PlanetMars
RegionSyrtis Major quadrangle
Coordinates22.93°N 77.0°E / 22.93; 77.0
QuadrangleSyrtis Major quadrangle
Diameter10.33 km
Koshoba is a small crater above right of center in this Viking Orbiter 1 image of Nili Fossae

Koshoba lies between the two largest fossae (valleys) of the Nili Fossae.

References

  1. "Koshoba". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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