Belz (crater)

Belz
Viking Orbiter mosaic
PlanetMars
Coordinates21°34′N 43°14′W / 21.57°N 43.23°W / 21.57; -43.23
QuadrangleOxia Palus
Diameter10.21 km (6.34 mi)
EponymBelz, Ukraine

Belz is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars. It was named after the city of Belz, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, in 1976.[1]

Belz is an example of a rampart crater.[2]

A topographic representation of Belz crater created by RedMapper.

References

  1. ^ "Belz (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ NASA SP-441: VIKING ORBITER VIEWS OF MARS, Viking Orbiter Imaging Team, 1980, Craters


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