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Fournier Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). The central mound is visible in the middle.


Fournier is an impact crater in the Iapygia quadrangle of Mars, located at 4.4°S latitude and 287.4°W longitude. It is 118.0  km in diameter and was named after Georges Fournier, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).[1]



See also[edit]


  • Climate of Mars

  • Geology of Mars

  • Impact crater

  • Impact event

  • List of craters on Mars

  • Ore resources on Mars

  • Planetary nomenclature


References[edit]




  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Fournier". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015. 











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