Copernicus (Martian crater)

This article is about the crater on Mars. For the crater on the Moon, see Copernicus (lunar crater).
Copernicus Crater
A daytime infrared image mosaic from the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) instrument of the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft
PlanetMars
Coordinates48°48′S 168°48′W / 48.8°S 168.8°W / -48.8; -168.8
QuadranglePhaethontis
Diameterc. 300 km
EponymNicolaus Copernicus
Viking 1 image of Copernicus (right)

Copernicus is a large crater on Mars, with a diameter close to 300 km. It is located south of the planet's equator in the heavily cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum in the Phaethontis quadrangle at 48.8°S and 191.2°E.[1] Its name was approved in 1973, and it was named after Nicolaus Copernicus.

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Planetary Names".