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Lamont (Martian crater)


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Lamont Crater

LamontMartianCrater.jpg
Location of Lamont Crater

Planet
Mars
Region
Thaumasia quadrangle
Coordinates
58°36′S 113°36′W / 58.6°S 113.6°W / -58.6; -113.6Coordinates: 58°36′S 113°36′W / 58.6°S 113.6°W / -58.6; -113.6
Diameter
76 km
Eponym
Johann von Lamont

Lamont is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 58.6°S latitude and 113.6°W longitude. It is 76.0 kilometers in diameter and was named after Johann von Lamont. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.[1]


Nearby named craters include Ross nearly to the east and hundreds of kilometers north-northwest is Brashear.


In the northwest, it is attached with a smaller unnamed crater. The surrounding landscape are mountainous but north and west-southwest are relatively a plain. The area around the crater composes of dunes.


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Left: Lamont Crater, as seen by CTX camera (on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Dark areas are composed of mostly dunes. Right: Close-up of the dunes.




See also[edit]


  • Barchan

  • Dunes

  • 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 | Lamont". usgs.gov. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 4 March 2015. 










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