Neves (crater)

Neves is an impact crater on Mars, within the Aeolis Dorsa on the edge of Elysium Planitia. The crater was named after the town of Neves, São Tomé and Príncipe, by the IAU in 2013.[1]

Neves
MRO CTX image
PlanetMars
RegionAeolis quadrangle
Coordinates3.4°S 208.7°W / -3.4; -208.7
QuadrangleAeolis quadrangle
Diameter22.1 km
EponymTown of Neves
Viking Orbiter 1 image with Neves crater (right of center) and Obock crater (upper right)

References

  1. "Neves". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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