Dilly (crater)
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Crater on Mars
Crater on Mars
| Dilly Crater, as seen by HiRISE. | |
| Planet | Mars |
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| Coordinates | 13°14′N 202°54′W / 13.24°N 202.9°W / 13.24; -202.9 |
| Quadrangle | Elysium |
| Diameter | 1.3 km |
| Eponym | town in Mali |
Dilly is a crater in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars, located at 13.24° North and 202.9° West. It is only 1.3 km in diameter and was named after Dilly, a town in Mali.[1]
Impact craters generally have a rim with ejecta around them, in contrast volcanic craters usually do not have a rim or ejecta deposits. As craters get larger (greater than 10 km in diameter) they usually have a central peak.[2] The peak is caused by a rebound of the crater floor following the impact.[3]
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Dilly crater and vicinity, as seen by CTX camera on MRO
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Enlargement of the previous image
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Dilly (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ "Stones, Wind, and Ice: A Guide to Martian Impact Craters".
- ^ Hugh H. Kieffer (1992). Mars. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1257-7 . Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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