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Sharonov (Martian crater)

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Planet
  
Mars

Discoverer
  
Mariner 9

Diameter
  
100.0 km (62.1 mi)

Sharonov (Martian crater)

Eponym
  
Vsevolod V. Sharonov; Russian astronomer (1901-1964)

Sharonov is an impact crater in the Lunae Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 27.3°N 301.5°E / 27.3; 301.5. It is 100.0 km (62.1 mi) in diameter and was named after Vsevolod V. Sharonov, a Russian astronomer (1901-1964). Sharonov is situated within the outflow channel system Kasei Valles, whose flows were divided into two main branches that bracket the crater.

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Sharonov (Martian crater) Wikipedia


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