Mie (crater)

Mie Crater is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Cebrenia quadrangle. The crater was named after German physicist Gustav Mie in 1973.[1]

Mie

Viking Orbiter 1 image
Planet	Mars
Region	Cebrenia quadrangle
Coordinates	48.16°N 139.65°W
Quadrangle	Diacria quadrangle
Diameter	100.91 km
Eponym	Gustav Mie

Viking Lander 2 landed near Mie crater in 1976.

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  Infrared mosaic of Mie by THEMIS
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  Viking Orbiter 1 mosaic
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  CTX camera image (on MRO).

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Interactive image map of the global topography of Mars. Hover your mouse over the image to see the names of over 60 prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Whites and browns indicate the highest elevations (+12 to +8 km); followed by pinks and reds (+8 to +3 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevations (down to −8 km). Axes are latitude and longitude; Polar regions are noted.

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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 | Mie". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 21 June 2020.