Hipparchus (Martian crater)

Hipparchus Crater
Location of Hipparchus Crater
PlanetMars
RegionPhaethontis quadrangle
Coordinates44°48′S 151°24′W / 44.8°S 151.4°W / -44.8; -151.4
QuadranglePhaethontis
Diameter93 km
EponymHipparchus

Hipparchus is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 44.8° S latitude and 151.4° W longitude. It is 93 kilometers (58 miles) in diameter. It was named after the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus in 1973.

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