Planet Mars Discoverer Mariner 9 | Diameter 100.0 km (62.1 mi) | |
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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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