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Focas (Martian crater)

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Planet
  
Mars

Diameter
  
76.5 km

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Eponym
  
Jean Focas

Focas (Martian crater)

Focas Crater is an impact crater in the Ismenius Lacus quadrangle of Mars. It is located at 33.9° N and 347.3° W and its name was approved in 1973. Focas Crater is 76.5 km in diameter. It was named after Jean Focas. Pictures reveal many small channels along its rim; some are visible in pictures below from CTX.

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Focas (Martian crater) Wikipedia