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Porter (Martian crater)

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Porter is a large-scale impact crater in the Thausama quadrangle on the planet Mars, situated in Aonia Terra at 50.8° south and 113.9º west. The impact caused a bowl 105 kilometres (65 miles) across. The name was chosen in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honour of the US astronomer and explorer, Russell W. Porter (1871-1949).[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.flag.wr.usgs.gov

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