Planet | Mars |
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Region | Eridania quadrangle |
Coordinates | 35°41′S 129°17′E / 35.68°S 129.28°E |
Quadrangle | Eridania |
Diameter | 6.5 km |
Eponym | Gasa, Bhutan |
Gasa is an impact rayed crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 35.68° S and 230.72° W. and is 6.5 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 2009, and it was named after a place in Bhutan.[1] Gullies are evident in the images.[2] It is now believed that the impact that created Gasa happened in a larger crater whose floor was covered with debris-covered glaciers.[3] The larger crater is known as Cilaos, it is located at 35.71° S and 230.52° W. and is 21.4 km in diameter. Its name was approved on 15 August 2016, and it was named after a place in the island of Réunion.[4]