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Fontana (Martian crater)

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Fontana (Martian crater)

Fontana Crater is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 63.2°S latitude and 72.2°W longitude. It is 80.0  km in diameter and was named after Francesco Fontana, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). The picture below shows dust devil tracks and dunes on the crater's floor.

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