Victoria quadrangle [SEP] located on astronomical body
Victoria quadrangle
The Victoria quadrangle is a region on Mercury from 0 to 90° longitude and 20 to 70 ° latitude. It is designated the "H-2" quadrangle, and is also known as Aurora after a large albedo feature.
Most of the Victoria quadrangle lies within an area that appears bright on telescopic images of the planet, the bright-albedo feature Aurora, which approximately coincides with the east half of the quadrangle. As is common with most of the imaged portions of Mercury, the Victoria quadrangle is dominated
Jones (Martian crater)
Jones is an impact crater on Mars, located at in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle. It measures 94.0 kilometer in diameter and was named after English astronomer Harold Spencer Jones (1890–1960). The name was approved in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN).
See also.
- Climate of Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Impact crater
- Impact event
- List of craters on Mars
- Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle