Dawes (Martian crater)

Dawes Crater
	Location of Dawes Crater.
Planet	Mars
Region	Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle
Coordinates	9°12′S 38°00′E / 9.2°S 38°E
Quadrangle	Sinus Sabaeus
Diameter	191 km
Eponym	William Rutter Dawes

Dawes Crater is located in the Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, at 9.2 S and 38 E.^[1] It is about 191 km (119 mi) in diameter, and was named after William R. Dawes, a British astronomer (1799–1868)^[1] who was ahead of his time in believing that Mars only had a thin atmosphere. Dawes presumed that the atmosphere of Mars was thin because surface markings on the planet could easily be seen.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dawes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
^ Glasstone, S. (1968). The Book of Mars. Washington D.C.: NASA..

[GPN-1] "Dawes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[2] Glasstone, S. (1968). The Book of Mars. Washington D.C.: NASA..

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